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A. M. Gole

Bio: A. M. Gole is an academic researcher from University of Manitoba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transient (oscillation) & Transmission line. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 36 publications receiving 737 citations.

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24 Jul 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, the commutation failure vulnerability of multi-infeed HVDC converters to ac side faults is analyzed and the immunity of the system to both these events is investigated and suitably parameterized.
Abstract: The commutation failure vulnerability of multi-infeed HVDC converters to ac side faults is analyzed. Faults in multi-infeed systems can cause commutation failure events in the nearby local converter or concurrently in both converters. The immunity of the system to both these events is investigated and suitably parameterized. “Commutation Failure Immunity Index” (CFII) is calculated for multi-infeed systems with different ratings. Anomalous failure in valve current commutation due to voltage distortion has been investigated.

139 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the negative sequence current injection in the VSC-HVDC and the WTG-FSC was investigated in the case of asymmetric faults in the offshore wind power system.
Abstract: Large offshore wind power plants may have multi-MW wind turbine generators (WTG) equipped with full-scale converters (FSC) and voltage source converter (VSC) based high voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission for grid connection. The power electronic converters in the WTG-FSC and the VSC-HVDC allow fast current control in the offshore grid. This paper presents a method of controlling the negative sequence current injection into the offshore grid from the VSC-HVDC as well as WTG-FSCs. This would minimize the power oscillations and hence reduce the dc voltage overshoots in the VSC-HVDC system as well as in the WTG-FSCs; especially when the offshore grid is unbalanced due to asymmetric faults. The formulation for negative sequence current injection is mathematically derived and then implemented in electromagnetic transients (EMT) simulation model. The simulated results show that the negative sequence current control mitigates the power oscillations and therefore limits the dc voltage excursions in the VSC-HVDC system during the asymmetric faults.

99 citations

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K. Sadek1, M. Pereira1, D.P. Brandt, A. M. Gole2, A. Daneshpooy2 
TL;DR: In this paper, two nonconventional HVDC converter arrangements are compared: the capacitor commutated converter (CCC) in which series capacitors are included between the converter transformer and the valves, and the controlled series capacitor converter (CSCC), based on more conventional topology.
Abstract: Two nonconventional HVDC converter arrangements are compared. These include the capacitor commutated converter (CCC) in which series capacitors are included between the converter transformer and the valves, and the controlled series capacitor converter (CSCC), based on more conventional topology, in which series capacitors are inserted between the AC filter bus and the AC network. Results show that both options have comparable steady state and transient performance. Danger of ferroresonance with the CSCC option is eliminated by controlling the amount of series compensation.

79 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a wideband multi-port equivalent model is proposed to reduce a large power network into a small manageable equivalent model that preserves wide-band behaviors, which can be used to simulate very large power systems.
Abstract: This paper introduces an approach which enables very large power systems to be modeled on real-time electro-magnetic transients (EMT) digital simulators. This is achieved using an improved wide-band multi-port equivalent, which reduces a large power network into a small manageable equivalent model that preserves wide-band behaviors. The low-frequency or electromechanical transients are captured with a transient stability analysis (TSA) type electromechanical equivalent derived using coherency-based reduction techniques. The high-frequency behavior is accurately captured by placing in parallel with the TSA equivalent, a passive frequency dependant network equivalent (FDNE). The validity of the proposed technique is demonstrated by comparing the approach with detailed electromagnetic simulations of a modified version of the New England 39-bus test system that includes an HVDC infeed. The power of the method is demonstrated by the real-time electromagnetic transient simulation of a large 2300-bus 139-generator system.

66 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the Fourier series expansion was applied to derive the frequency response of a thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) at frequencies other than the fundamental frequency.
Abstract: This paper introduces the application of a new method based on Fourier series expansion, to derive the frequency response of a thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC). The theory and the numerical approach are presented and the results are reported. Although this method is solely applied to the TCSC device in this context, it is completely general and may well be applied to any type of switched power device. The analysis shows the behavior of a TCSC at frequencies other than fundamental frequency. Such information is very important for sub-synchronous resonance (SSR) as well as other harmonic related studies.

49 citations


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Book ChapterDOI
30 Dec 2011
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1,662 citations

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TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the multilevel selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation (SHE-PWM) is presented in this paper, focusing on various aspects of multi-level multi-mode PWM modulation, including different problem formulations, solving algorithms, and implementation in various multi-layer converter topologies.
Abstract: Selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation (SHE-PWM) offers tight control of the harmonic spectrum of a given voltage and/or current waveform generated by a power electronics converter. Owing to its formulation and focus on elimination of low-order harmonics, it is highly beneficial for high-power converters operating with low switching frequencies. Over the last decade, the application of SHE-PWM has been extended to include multilevel converters. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the SHE-PWM modulation technique, aimed at its application to multilevel converters. This review focuses on various aspects of multilevel SHE-PWM, including different problem formulations, solving algorithms, and implementation in various multilevel converter topologies. An overview of current and future applications of multilevel SHE-PWM is also provided.

455 citations

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TL;DR: The Fast Acting Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) as discussed by the authors is a representative of FACTS family and is extensively used as the state-of-theart dynamic shunt compensator for reactive power control in transmission and distribution system.
Abstract: Fast acting static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a representative of FACTS family, is a promising technology being extensively used as the state-of-the-art dynamic shunt compensator for reactive power control in transmission and distribution system. Over the last couple of decades, researchers and engineers have made path-breaking research on this technology and by virtue of which, many STATCOM controllers based on the self-commutating solid-state voltage-source converter (VSC) have been developed and commercially put in operation to control system dynamics under stressed conditions. Because of its many attributes, STATCOM has emerged as a qualitatively superior controller relative to the line commutating static VAR compensator (SVC). This controller is called with different terminologies as STATic COMpensator advanced static VAR compensator, advanced static VAR generator or static VAR generator, STATic CONdenser, synchronous solid-state VAR compensator, VSC-based SVC or self-commutated SVC or static synchronous compensator (SSC or S2C). The development of STATCOM controller employing various solid-state converter topologies, magnetics configurations, control algorithms, switching techniques and so on, has been well reported in literature with its versatile applications in power system. A review on the state-of-the-art STATCOM technology and further research potential are presented classifying more than 300 research publications.

368 citations

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TL;DR: A reference generator capable to accomplish these two objectives: to keep the injected currents within safety values and to compute the power references for a better utilization of the inverter power capacity is presented.
Abstract: Distributed generation inverters have become a key element to improve grid efficiency and reliability, particularly during grid faults. Under these severe perturbations, inverter-based power sources should accomplish low-voltage ride-through requirements in order to keep feeding the grid and support the grid voltage. Also, rated current can be required to better utilize reactive power provisions. This paper presents a reference generator capable to accomplish these two objectives: to keep the injected currents within safety values and to compute the power references for a better utilization of the inverter power capacity. The reference generator is fully flexible since positive and negative active and reactive powers can be simultaneously injected to improve ride-through services. Selected experimental results are reported to evaluate the performance of the proposed reference generator under different control strategies.

247 citations

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TL;DR: This contribution outlines necessary requirements for the implementation of PHIL simulations, which are defined by the nature of the digital real-time simulator, the power amplifier, and the power interface (PI).
Abstract: This paper presents a compendious summary of power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulations that are used for designing, analyzing, and testing of electrical power system components. PHIL simulations are an advanced application of real-time simulations that represent novel methods, which conjoin software and hardware testing. This contribution outlines necessary requirements for the implementation of PHIL simulations, which are defined by the nature of the digital real-time simulator, the power amplifier, and the power interface (PI). Fundamental characteristics, such as the input/output systems, PI, interface algorithm, and system stability considerations, are discussed for PHIL setups, in order to illustrate both flexibility and complexity of this compound simulation method. The objective of this work is to elaborate an understandable overview of PHIL simulation for electrical power systems and to constitute a contemporary state-of-the-art status of this research area.

224 citations