• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.263-269
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• 2017

This paper proposes a novel circulating current control method for an MMC-HVDC system based on Vector PI control. The method can suppress second-order harmonics of the circulating currents under balanced and unbalanced grid conditions. The proposed method is robust to grid frequency variation. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through frequency response and time domain simulation.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.146-147
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• 2014

This paper presents an operation of the modular multilevel converter-high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) system as a Statcom to support the grid voltage. The advantage of the MMC-HVDC system is that it can control the active and reactive powers independently. The proposed control scheme will be designed by combining this performance and the control method of the Statcom. The grid voltage is regulated by the control of the reactive power, meanwhile the active power is controlled according to its applications. The simulation results based on the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation program will evaluate the effectiveness of the control scheme.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.525-526
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• 2006

One of the electrode in Haenam converter, which is role of rectifier in Jeju-Haenam HVDC system is destroyed and we found many cracks at another electrode and we also found many cracks in Jeju converter station, which is role of inverter of Jeju-Haenam. HVDC system, there is no exact reason for these phenomenon, even though the life cycle of these electrode is 40 years. So, the experts for HVDC system in KEPCO and Anotec corporation, which is manufacturer of electrode, would perform research for the reason of electrode disorder. In this paper analyze the reason of electrode disorder and corrosion in high voltage direct current system.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.433-439
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• 2018

This study considers the design of a submodule test circuit for the modular multi-level converter (MMC)-based HVDC systems. A novel submodule test circuit is proposed to provide not only an AC but also a DC component to the submodule current. However, the current waveforms depend on the capacitor voltages. Therefore, determining the capacitance value of the test circuit is important. Finding a proper capacitance value is easy when the proposed analysis method is used. Simulation and experimental results show the usefulness of the proposed method.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.403-407
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• 2018

This study proposes a predictive direct power control method in a modular multilevel converter (MMC) high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) system. The conventional proportional integral (PI)-based control method uses a cascaded connection and requires an optimal gain selection procedure and additional decoupling scheme. However, the proposed control method has a simple structure for active/reactive power control due to the direct power control scheme and exhibits a fast dynamic response by predicting the future status of system variables and considering time delay. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by simulation results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.318-326
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• 2000

This paper analyses with the dynamic performance of HVDC System connected to a weak AC system for varying exciter characteristics of synchronous machines connected at the converter bus. Conventionally capacitors are used to supply reactive power requirement at a strong converter bus. However the installation and synchronous machine is essential in a isolated weak network to re-start after a shutdown of HVDC and to increase strength. The dynamic performance of a synchronous machine depends on the characteristics depends on its exciter characteristics. In this paper, several excites types are used to investigate their effect on the dynamic performance of the HVDC system and modifications to standard exciter topogical are suggested to mitigate observed problems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.158-159
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• 2011

최근 발표된 제5차 전력수급계획에 의하면 제주도에 3번째 HVDC 연계선 설치가 계획되고 있다. 이전까지 설치된 2개의 HVDC는 LCC(전류형) HVDC로써 안정적이고 우수한 성능으로 제주지역의 전력 수급에 기여를 했지만 전압 불안정 문제를 초래할 가능성을 가지고 있다. 따라서 3번째 HVDC는 VSC(전압형)으로 설치하는 것을 고려해야 한다. VSC HVDC는 유무효 전력이 동시에 제어가 가능하다는 장점이 있으나 비싼 가격과 높은 변환 손실, 그리고 작은 용량으로 제한적인 용도로만 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 최근 Multi-Level Converter 기술이 적용되면서 이전의 많은 문제들이 해결되었다. 이 논문에서는 VSC HVDC의 최신 동향에 대해서 간략히 소개하고 제주 전력망에 VSC HVDC가 설치되었을 때의 효과에 대해서 논의하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.11b
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• pp.328-330
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• 2005

This paper presents a transfer capability enhancement of using VSC HVDC system which can control reactive power as well as active power. The transfer capability is constrained by stability like voltage stability. These constraints may relieved by reactive power control ability of the VSC HVDC system. Site selection algorithm is also proposed.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.99-100
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• 2014

전압형 HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current)는 현재 차세대 전력망으로써 각광을 받고 있고 그에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행 중이다. 많은 논문에서 모듈형 멀티레벨 컨버터(Modular Multilevel Converter, MMC)의 제어 및 보호 방안에 대하여 기술하지만 운영적인 시퀀스 측면에 있어서는 아직 많은 연구가 진행되지 않고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 전압형 HVDC의 AC Yard, DC Yard 및 상위 제어기에 관한 구동 시퀀스에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.468-469
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 MMC(Modular Multi-level Converter)타입 전압형 HVDC 서브모듈의 커패시터 용량을 추정하는 방법을 기술하였다. 서브모듈 내 별도의 전류센서 및 계측 시스템을 추가하지 않고 커패시터 용량을 추정하여 안정적인 HVDC 시스템의 동작이 가능하도록 하였으며 시뮬레이션을 통하여 타당성을 검증하였다.