Excitation control of dual-wound machines for coupling mitigation
11527942 · 2022-12-13
Assignee
- National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM, US)
- United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy (Arlington, VA)
Inventors
- Lee Joshua Rashkin (Albuquerque, NM, US)
- Jason C. Neely (Albuquerque, NM, US)
- Timothy J. McCoy (Grass Lake, MI, US)
- Norbert H. Doerry (Burke, VA, US)
Cpc classification
H02K11/01
ELECTRICITY
H02P25/22
ELECTRICITY
H02K2211/00
ELECTRICITY
H02K11/26
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H02K11/26
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A dual-wound machine comprises a dual-wound generator supplying power to two separate powered zones. The generator comprises a wound rotor with a field winding and a stator with two sets of phase windings and a field control loop that controls the excitation voltage applied to the field winding and therefore the magnetic field produced by the rotor, in order to maintain a constant field flux in the generator and mitigate dynamic coupling between the two sets of phase windings when supplying power to unbalanced loads.
Claims
1. A dual-wound machine, comprising a wound-rotor dual-wound generator supplying power to two separate powered zones having unbalanced loads, wherein the generator comprises a wound rotor having a field winding producing a magnetic field, a stator having two sets of collocated phase windings each set supplying power to a separate powered zone, and a field control having a feedback loop that controls the excitation voltage applied to the field winding, and thereby the magnetic field produced by the rotor, to mitigate dynamic coupling between the two sets of collocated phase windings due to a power disturbance of an unbalanced load in one of the two separate powered zones when supplying power to the two separate powered zones.
2. The dual-wound machine of claim 1, wherein the feedback loop maintains a constant field flux in the generator.
3. The dual-wound machine of claim 1, wherein the feedback loop regulates a field flux in the generator in response to a generator speed.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The detailed description will refer to the following drawings, wherein like elements are referred to by like numbers.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(15) The primary engineering challenge with dual-wound machines is managing the inductive and electromechanical coupling of the two circuits. Specifically, since the phase currents of both circuits contribute to flux linkage and torque, the loading of one circuit may couple to the other through the stator flux (electromagnetic induction) and/or through transient effects on mechanical speed which in turn affect back-emf (electromechanical). While the electromechanical coupling is somewhat intuitive and easily modeled, the inductive coupling is more challenging.
(16) As an example of the invention, a two-zone power system with a dual-wound generator was modeled and evaluated in simulation for several fault scenarios. An average-value model was developed to capture the coupling between phases under different loading conditions. In a previous work, a kilowatt-scale system was analyzed that considered the use of a dual-wound permanent magnet machine, two passive rectifiers, and two DC buses with resistive load. See L. J. Rashkin et al., “Dynamic Considerations of Power System Coupling through Dual-Wound Generators,” 2017 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), Washington, D.C., 2017, pp. 493-500. That system demonstrated in simulation and hardware some coupling between load changes on one bus and dc voltage variation in the other bus. Understanding the dynamics of this cross-bus coupling is imperative to the successful implementation of a dual-wound generator system. This invention is directed to a wound-rotor synchronous dual-wound machine that provides a means to actively mitigate cross-bus coupling through feedback controls that use feedback of the system state (i.e. speed, bus voltage, phase current, flux) to control field winding excitation voltage and, therefore, the magnetic field produced by the rotor.
Two-Zone Power System with Dual-Wound Generator
(17) The invention is directed to the control of a two-zone power system, wherein both zones are supplied by a single dual-wound generator. A schematic representation of an exemplary system that has been proposed for an all-electric ship is shown in
(18) The exemplary system includes a 20 MW rated gas-turbine engine with speed governor, a dual-wound generator, two rectifiers with LC output filters, switchboard, and variable resistive loads. Herein, two variations of a dual-wound machine stator are considered, including a symmetrical dual-wound machine (SDW) and an asymmetrical dual-wound machine (ADW). These machines can employ either a rotor mounted with permanent magnets, known as a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), or a wound rotor with field windings and an excitation system, known as a wound rotor synchronous machine (WRSM). With a wound-rotor generator, a field control can be used to control the field voltage applied to the field winding which in turn controls the magnetic field produced by the rotor. A larger scale system in the 20 MW range is more likely to use a WRSM. In the exemplary system, power is distributed on both buses as a medium voltage direct current (MVDC) voltage. The bus voltages (V.sub.DC,stbd and V.sub.DC,port) are regulated by the active rectifiers (Rectifier abc, and Rectifier xyz). The active rectifier models are based on a space-vector modulation (SVM) scheme. The models are described below.
Gas Turbine Engine
(19) A model for the gas turbine engine was derived from Doktorcik and Meyer, which simplifies the system based on an empirical analysis of power flow. See C. J. Doktorcik, “Modeling and Simulation of a Hybrid Ship Power System” M. S. thesis, Dept. Elect. Eng., Purdue Univ., IN, 2011; and R. T. Meyer et al., “Gas Turbine Engine Behavioral Modeling,” School of Elect. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Tech. Rep. TR-ECE-14-01, 2014.
(20) According to the derivation of Doktorcik, the engine model takes the form:
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where P*.sub.fuel and P.sub.fuel are the commanded and actual fuel power (rate of chemical energy delivered), P.sub.comp and P.sub.wf3 are the power at the compressor and output shaft, u.sub.fuel is the normalized control input between 0 and 1, m.sub.rate is the maximum rate of change of fuel power, τ.sub.fuel is the time constant of the fuel rate, and η.sub.comb is the combustion efficiency.
(22) The parameters k.sub.1 through k.sub.6 are based on a surface mapping of the relationship between steady-state output power, steady-state fuel power and steady-state speed, and τ.sub.fuel and the efficiencies of the compressor, combustor, turbine, and extraction. The parameters c.sub.6 through c.sub.13 determine polynomial fits to the minimum and maximum fuel power as functions of speed.
(23) The output torque of the turbine, T.sub.turb, can be determined by dividing the turbine output power by the shaft speed:
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The turbine speed is controlled by a standard proportional+integral (PI) feedback control-based governor. The control adjusts the mass flow rate of fuel in response to turbine speed error.
u.sub.fuel(t)=K.sub.P(ω*.sub.rm−ω.sub.rm(t))+K.sub.I∫(ω*.sub.rm−ω.sub.rm(t))dt (7)
where K.sub.P and K.sub.I are the proportional and integral coefficients respectively and are provided in Table 1.
Dual-Wound Generator
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(26) For a round rotor permanent magnet machine with 6 phases, a reference frame transformation can be constructed by considering the two 3-phase sets separately, with one referenced to the rotor position θ.sub.r and one offset by an angle β as follows:
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where β denotes the pitch angle between the abc- and xyz-set of stator phase windings. The generator model is adjustable to run with offsets of 60° or 30° between the abc- and xyz-phases of the generator, termed symmetrical and asymmetrical respectively. The machine equations in this reference frame can be written as:
v.sub.qs.sub.
v.sub.qs.sub.
v.sub.ds.sub.
v.sub.ds.sub.
v.sub.0s.sub.
v.sub.0s.sub.
λ.sub.qs.sub.
λ.sub.qs.sub.
λ.sub.ds.sub.
λ.sub.ds.sub.
λ.sub.0s.sub.
λ.sub.0s.sub.
where f.sub.qs.sub.
(28) The electromagnetic torque may be expressed in the qd-axis as:
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wherein P is the number of poles, i.sub.qs.sub.
(30) For the full 20 MVA system, the generator used scaled parameter values found in Krause. See P. C. Krause et al., Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems, 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. These values were selected to be consistent with realized machines.
Control Blocks
(31) The active rectifiers use a voltage control methodology designed to control the bus voltages of the system. Specifically, on each circuit, the bus voltage control uses a PI control to specify a power command:
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where i.sub.dc.sub.
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where e.sub.d.sub.
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e.sub.q.sub.
e.sub.d.sub.
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Finally, the commanded qd-axis rectifier voltages are found with another PI control (inner loop)
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where K.sub.pr and K.sub.ir are the proportional and integral constants for the rectifier voltage controller.
(35) In the case of the WRSM, a field control of the excitation voltage applied to the field winding is also required. A standard voltage regulator is not an ideal solution in this case because there are two voltages that would need to be regulated by a single field winding which would result in another coupling mechanism between the two sides. Instead bus voltages can be maintained by the active rectifiers and the voltage to field winding can be controlled to maintain a constant flux linkage
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where v*.sub.fd is the initial field winding voltage, λ′*.sub.fd is the commanded field winding flux linkage, and K.sub.pl and K.sub.il are the proportional and integral constants of the field controller. By controlling the voltage applied to the field winding, and thereby controlling the magnetic field produced by the rotor, the effects of the stator phase windings on each other can be minimized when supplying unbalanced loads.
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Active Rectifier Model
(38) For the full-scale system, an active rectifier based on space-vector modulation (SVM) was implemented. See P. C. Krause et al., Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems, 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. In the SVM scheme, first the commanded qd-axis voltages are determined by a closed loop control. The system is then transformed into the stationary reference frame and the q- and d-axis modulation indices, m.sub.q.sup.s* and m.sub.d.sup.s*, are calculated
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The modulation indices can be represented as a vector in the state diagram shown in
(40) This can be realized by spending a determined amount of time at each operational state represented by these vectors. This allows for the fast average over the switching period to match the desired operation. This procedure is done for each rectifier separately, however some coordination can be achieved in the timing of each rectifier. This allows for operation where only one phase leg of the whole system is changed at a time.
Simulation Model
(41) To evaluate the dynamics, simulation models were generated in MATLAB™ that include the dual-wound generator as well as the gas turbine prime mover, a passive diode rectifier with LC output filter, and a step-wise resistive load. The gas turbine engine was incorporated into the simulation using the empirically derived model found in Doktorcik, as described above. The machine model was implemented using a MATLAB™ ordinary differential equation (ODE) solver for equations 11-22. The rectifier was modeled both as a detailed switch model (SVM) and as an average-value model (AVM) that uses the commanded qd-voltages to directly determine the actual voltages. A more detailed schematic is shown in
(42) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 System parameters. Parameter Symbol Value (PMSM) Value (WRSM) Units Governer Integral Coeff. K.sub.I 0.21331 0.21331 W/rad Governer Proportional Coeff. K.sub.P 0.09954 0.09954 W-sec/rad Bus Voltage Controller Inegral Coeff. K.sub.IV 0.00500 0.00500 A-sec/V Bus Voltage Controller Proportional Coeff. K.sub.PV 0.0100 0.0100 A/V Rectifier Controller Integral Coeff. K.sub.IR 11.4572 11.4572 V-sec/A Rectifier Controller Proportional Coeff. K.sub.PR 2.3844 2.3844 V/A Field Controller Integral Coeff. K.sub.IL — 100 V-sec/(Wb-t) Field Controller Proportional Coeff. K.sub.PL — 17.5307 V/(Wb-t) GTG rotor inertia J 359.9403 359.9403 kg-m.sup.2 Machine phase resistance r.sub.s 0.0216 0.0216 Ω Machine leakage inductance L.sub.ls 0.0036 0.0036 H Machine magnetizing Inductance L.sub.ms 0.0307 0.0307 H Machine Speed ω.sub.rm 3600 3600 RPM Phase inductance L.sub.mq = L.sub.md 0.01931 0.01931 H Permanent Magnet Flux Linkage λ.sub.m′ 28.4909 — A × turn Field Winding Leakage L.sub.lfd — 0.001801 H Field Winding resistance r.sub.fd — 0.004467 Ω d-axis damper winding leakage L.sub.lkd — 0.0010344 H d-axis damper winding resistance r.sub.kd — 0.0640331 Ω q1-axis damper winding leakage L.sub.lkq1 — 0.0103453 H q1-axis damper winding resistance r — 0.0085378 Ω q2-axis damper winding leakage L.sub.lkq2 — 0.0011956 H q2-axis damper winding resistance r.sub.kq2 — 0.0403764 Ω Rectifier LC filter inductance L 0.008 0.008 H Rectifier LC filter inductor ESR r.sub.L 0.22 0.22 Ω Rectifier LC filter capacitance C 0.001 0.001 F Rectifier LC filter damping capacitance C.sub.d 0.007 0.007 F Rectifier LC filter damping resistance r.sub.d 0.86 0.86 Ω Poles P 2 2 —
Laboratory Scale Electric Ship Representation
(43) The dynamic response was evaluated in hardware using a Secure Scalable Microgrid Test Bed (SSMTB). The testbed components used for the dual-wound generator experiment and the hardware results are described below.
Microgrid Testbed Description
(44) The SSMTB was developed to validate controls for networked microgrids and was later configured to represent an all-electric ship power system with multiple busses (or zones). See S. F. Glover et al., “Secure Scalable Microgrid Test Bed at Sandia National Laboratories,” IEEE Cyber-2012 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27-31, 2012; D. Wilson et al., “Hamiltonian Control Design for DC Microgrids with Stochastic Sources and Loads with Applications,” International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Ischia, Italy, Jun. 18-20, 2014; and J. C. Neely et al., “Evaluation of Power Flow Control for an All-Electric Warship Power System with Pulsed Load Applications,” Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2016, Long Beach, Calif., Mar. 20-24, 2016. The testbed includes three microgrid systems, a central bus cabinet for connecting components and microgrids, control computers, a data acquisition system, and a graphical user interface. The testbed is designed to operate at voltages up to 400 V dc. Primary components include: several PMSM generators in the range 6.5 to 10.0 kW, several 5-kW rated energy storage emulators, commercial motor drives with custom controls to emulate different rotational generators, high-power digital resistors capable of load values between 0 and 6.7 kW, and other components. In addition, a master control console scripts the experiments with designated source and load profiles to ensure that experiments with highly variable sources and loads are run exactly the same each time.
(45) The SSMTB's electromechanical emulator was modified to mimic the dynamics of a GTG with governor. See J. C. Neely et al., “An economical diesel engine emulator for micro-grid research,” International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Sorrento, Italy, Jun. 20-22, 2012; J. C. Neely et al., “Wind turbine emulation for intelligent microgrid development,” IEEE Cyber-2012 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27-31, 2012; and J. C. Neely et al., “Electromechanical Emulation of Hydrokinetic Generators for Renewable Energy Research,” IEEE OCEANS 2013 Conference, San Diego, Calif., Sep. 23-26, 2013. The GTG model matches closely the one developed by Doktorcik, albeit scaled down to 10 kW as described in Rashkin. See L. J. Rashkin et al., “Dynamic Considerations of Power System Coupling through Dual-Wound Generators,” 2017 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), Washington, D.C., 2017, pp. 493-500; and C. J. Doktorcik, “Modeling and Simulation of a Hybrid Ship Power System” M. S. thesis, Dept. Elect. Eng., Purdue Univ., IN, 2011. Two custom 10 kW rated Georator Corporation generators were developed, installed, and configured to act as a SDW-PMSM and an ADW-PMSM.
Frequency Domain Testing
(46) Simulation studies were done to characterize the interaction between buses in the frequency domain, with the primary focus being on voltage and current disturbances in response to load power changes. This is often done using sine-sweep (or chirp) signals and is represented using transfer function matrices:
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wherein H.sub.ij defines the linear system transfer function matrix relating input vector U.sub.j to output vector Y.sub.i. H.sub.ij can be found or approximated by sweeping u.sub.j(t) through the frequency range of interest and observing the response in y.sub.i(t), called “sine sweep” or “chirping”. Y.sub.i can be a vector of several quantities. Since the derivation is empirical rather than analytic, it does not matter that different quantities (i.e., AC, DC, or even speed) are included in one vector. Herein, the quantities of interest include the following
Y.sub.i=[V.sub.qs,i V.sub.ds,i I.sub.qs,i I.sub.ds,i V.sub.DC,i].sup.T (44)
which includes qd-axis voltages and currents as well as the DC voltage.
(48) To evaluate the transfer function matrix in hardware and simulation, a log-sine chirp load was applied to the non-linear load elements on the starboard DC bus shown in
Scaled Hardware Results
(49) For the testbed hardware, a square wave chirp that ranged from 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz over 150 seconds was applied to the starboard (stbd) side of the system, as shown in
Simulated Full System Results
(50) To find the frequency response using time-domain simulation, the average-value modeled system was brought to steady state with the outputs connected to 5 MW constant power loads. A log-sine power chirp was then applied to starboard side (abc) of the system, as shown in
(51) In the frequency domain, these differences become more pronounced. The transfer function between load power and bus voltages for the PMSM is shown in
(52) The present invention has been described as excitation control of dual-wound machines for coupling mitigation. It will be understood that the above description is merely illustrative of the applications of the principles of the present invention, the scope of which is to be determined by the claims viewed in light of the specification. Other variants and modifications of the invention will be apparent to those of skill in the art.