Modeling, control, and protection of modular multilevel converter-based multi-terminal HVDC systems: A review

L Zhang, Y Zou, J Yu, J Qin, V Vittal… - CSEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-terminal direct current (MTDC) grids provide the possibility of meshed interconnections
between regional power systems and various renewable energy resources to boost supply …

Offshore wind power integration into future power systems: Overview and trends

A Fernández-Guillamón, K Das, NA Cutululis… - Journal of Marine …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, wind is considered as a remarkable renewable energy source to be
implemented in power systems. Most wind power plant experiences have been based on …

[LIVRE][B] HVDC grids: for offshore and supergrid of the future

D Van Hertem, O Gomis-Bellmunt, J Liang - 2016 - books.google.com
This book discusses HVDC grids based on multi-terminal voltage-source converters (VSC),
which is suitable for the connection of offshore wind farms and a possible solution for a …

Quasi two-level operation of modular multilevel converter for use in a high-power DC transformer with DC fault isolation capability

IA Gowaid, GP Adam, AM Massoud… - … on Power Electronics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC fault protection is one challenge impeding the development of multiterminal dc grids.
The absence of manufacturing and operational standards has led to many point-to-point …

Modeling of multi-terminal VSC HVDC systems with distributed DC voltage control

J Beerten, S Cole, R Belmans - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses the extension of electromechanical stability models of voltage source
converter high voltage direct current (VSC HVDC) to multi-terminal (MTDC) systems. The …

Survey of wind farm control—power and fatigue optimization

T Knudsen, T Bak, M Svenstrup - Wind Energy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The main goal of this paper is to establish the present state of the art for wind farm control.
The control area that will be focused on is the mechanical/aerodynamic part, which includes …

Identification and small-signal analysis of interaction modes in VSC MTDC systems

J Beerten, S D'Arco, JA Suul - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a methodology is presented to identify and analyze interaction modes between
converters in voltage-source converter multiterminal high-voltage direct current (VSC MTDC) …

Minimization of transmission loss in meshed AC/DC grids with VSC-MTDC networks

J Cao, W Du, HF Wang, SQ Bu - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper considers the optimal power flow (OPF) of a meshed AC/DC power transmission
network with voltage source converter based multi-terminal DC (VSC-MTDC) networks. The …

Analysis of power sharing and voltage deviations in droop-controlled DC grids

J Beerten, R Belmans - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper analyzes the influence of the converter droop settings and the dc grid network
topology on the power sharing in a dc grid based on voltage source converter high voltage …

Electromechanical transient modeling of modular multilevel converter based multi-terminal HVDC systems

S Liu, Z Xu, W Hua, G Tang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the techniques for modeling modular multilevel converter (MMC) based
multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) systems in the electromechanical transient mode. Firstly, the …