H02J3/381

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM USING A DYNAMIC REGULATOR MAXIMUM LIMIT

A method for controlling an electrical power system connected to an electrical grid having a generator and a power converter includes monitoring a speed condition of the electrical power system. The method also includes dynamically determining at least one regulator maximum limit for at least one regulator of the power converter based on the monitored speed condition. Further, the method includes operating the at least one regulator based on the at least one dynamic regulator maximum limit to avoid overmodulation of the electrical power system during high-slip operation and to improve sub-synchronous control interaction (SSCI) performance of the electrical power system.

WIND TURBINE POWER PLANT WITH POWER SAVING CONTROL METHOD
20230052726 · 2023-02-16 ·

Methods and apparatus for reducing peak power consumption of a grid connected power plant having a plurality of wind turbines. In response to determining that a power production value of the power plant is below a power threshold, one method includes: after a first time delay of a first group of one or more wind turbines, control the first group to operate in a power saving mode for a predefined first power saving period; and after a first time delay of a second group of one or more other wind turbines, control the second group to operate in the power saving mode for a predefined second power saving period. The first time delay of the first group is less than the first time delay of the second group and the power saving mode inhibits a power consuming activity for the wind turbines operating in the power saving mode.

PARTITIONING ASSETS FOR ELECTRIC GRID CONNECTION MAPPING
20230050693 · 2023-02-16 ·

Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a machine-learning model for predicting event tags. The system obtains asset data for an electric power distribution system in a geographic area. The asset data includes: for each of a plurality of electrical assets of the electrical power distribution system, data indicating one or more characteristics of the electrical asset. The system further obtains sensor data for the electric power distribution system. The sensor data includes measurement data from a plurality of electric sensors. The system generates, by processing the asset data and the sensor data, partition data that includes, for each of the plurality of electrical assets, an assignment that assigns the electrical asset to one of a set of feeder networks.

METHOD FOR PREDICTING OPERATION STATE OF POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS BASED ON SCENE ANALYSIS
20230052730 · 2023-02-16 · ·

A method for predicting the operation state of a power distribution network based on scene analysis is provided, comprising the following steps of step 10) obtaining the network structure and historical operation information of a power distribution system; step 20) extracting representative scene sequence fragments of output of the DGs according to historical output sequences of the DGs; step 30) obtaining a multi-scene prediction result of a future single-time section T.sub.0 through matching the historical similar scenes; step 40) establishing a future multi-time section operation scene tree; and step 50) deeply traversing all scenes in the future multi-time section operation scene tree, performing power distribution network load flow analysis for each scene, calculating the line current out-of-limit risk and the busbar voltage out-of-limit risk of the power distribution network, and obtaining a future operation state variation tendency of the power distribution network with the DGs.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLIDING MODE CONTROL ENABLED HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for sliding mode control enabled hybrid energy storage. In a specific embodiment, the system can include: a photovoltaic power generation unit; a hybrid energy storage system, where the hybrid storage system can include a battery, a supercapacitor, where the supercapacitor provides excess power demand based on different loading conditions, and a rate limiter; a sliding mode controller, where the slide mode controller controls a current in a hybrid energy storage system; a supercapacitor charging control; and a proportional integral controller. In a specific embodiment, the method can include: decoupling an average and transient hybrid energy storage system current with a single rate limiter, where the decoupling includes a battery discharge rate; regulating a battery current with a first sliding mode controller; and regulating a supercapacitor current with a second sliding mode controller, where a supercapacitor provides excess power demand.

Safety mechanisms, wake up and shutdown methods in distributed power installations

A distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules. The power modules include inputs coupled respectively to the DC power sources and outputs coupled in series to form a serial string. An inverter is coupled to the serial string. The inverter converts power input from the serial string to output power. A signaling mechanism between the inverter and the power module is adapted for controlling operation of the power modules.

Active damping control method and system for sub-synchronous oscillation of DFIG, and storage medium
11581833 · 2023-02-14 ·

The disclosure relates to an active damping control method and system for sub-synchronous oscillation of DFIG, and storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: collecting oscillation components of stator current and/or stator voltage; determining each energy branch in DFIG converter according to the flow path of the oscillation component(s) of the stator current and/or the stator voltage in DFIG converter; determining the corresponding function of each energy branch according to oscillation component(s) the stator current and/or the stator voltage; determining the energy compensation branch and its corresponding energy compensation function in DFIG converter according to the corresponding function of each energy branch and converter parameters; controlling the sub-synchronous oscillation of DFIG by controlling the energy compensation branch according to the energy compensation function.

Test and control apparatus, system and method for wind farm

A test and control apparatus, system and method for a wind farm, are provided. The test and control apparatus includes a first communication interface, a second communication interface, and a processor card. The processor card receives, via the first communication interface, a frequency regulation instruction issued by the grid scheduling server, receives operation information of the wind power generation unit via the second communication interface, and calculates, based on the operation information of the wind power generation unit, a first frequency regulation capability of the wind power generation unit performing a frequency regulation without using the first energy storage battery. The processor card sends the frequency regulation instruction to the wind power generation unit without using the first energy storage battery, in a case that the first frequency regulation capability of the wind power generation unit satisfies a requirement of the frequency regulation instruction.

Method for starting a hydraulic turbine

The invention concerns a method for coupling to the grid a hydraulic unit having a synchronous generator, a runner, and wicket gates. The method includes a step of increasing the flow of water into the runner from a time t.sub.0 to a time t.sub.1 so that the rotation frequency of the rotor of the synchronous generator is, at time t.sub.1 equal to the frequency of the grid, and closing the circuit breaker at time t.sub.1. A sub-interval from a time t2 to time t1 is defined, with t0<=t2<t3<=t1, wherein a sub-step is executed to apply an adjustment torque to the shaft line via a first actuator that controls the flow of water into the runner and a second actuator coupled to a stator of the synchronous generator.

Frequency stabilization arrangement

A frequency stabilization arrangement for a power transmission grid has a modular multi-level converter with a first terminal for electrical connection to a power transmission grid, and an electrical resistor unit with a second terminal for electrical connection to the power transmission grid.