• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.363-368
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• 2015

This paper deals with an improved current source using full-bridge converter type for thyristor valve test of HVDC system. The conventional high-current and low-voltage source of synthetic test circuit requires additional auxiliary power supply to provide the reverse voltage for the auxiliary thyristor valve during turn-off process. The proposed circuit diagram to provide the reverse voltage is extremely simple because no additional component is required. The reverse voltage can be obtained from the input DC voltage of the high-current and low-voltage power supply. The operation principle and design method of the proposed system are described. Simulation and experimental results in scaled down STC of 200 V, 30 A demonstrate the validity of the proposed scheme.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.61 no.9
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• pp.1232-1241
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• 2012

The ac side current of an high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter is characterized by highly non-sinusoidal waveform. If the harmonic current is allowed to flow in the connected ac system, it may cause unacceptable levels of distortion. Therefore, ac side filters are required as part of the total HVDC converter station, in order to reduce the harmonic distortion of the ac side current and voltage to acceptably low levels. The ac side filters are also employed to compensate network requested reactive power because HVDC converters also consume substantial reactive power. Among different types of filters, double-tuned filters have been widely utilized for HVDC system. This paper presents two design methods of double-tuned filter; equivalent method and parametric method. Using a parametric method, in particular the paper proposes a new design algorithm for a realistic system. Finally, the performance of the design algorithm is evaluated for a 80kV HVDC system in Jeju island with PSCAD/EMTDC program. The results cleary demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed design method in harmonics elimination and steady-state stability.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.105-113
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• 2018

This paper proposes pre-analysis on planning of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system applied to Korea electric power grid. HVDC transmission system for interface lines has been considered as alternative solution for high-voltage AC transmission line in South Korea since constructing new high-voltage AC transmission lines is challenging due to political, environmental and social acceptance problems. However, the installation of HVDC transmission system as interface line in AC grid must be examined carefully. Thus, this paper suggests three scenarios to examine the influences of the installation of HVDC transmission system in AC grid. The power flow and contingency analyses are carried out for the proposed scenarios. Power reserves in metro area are also evaluated. And then the transient stability analysis focusing on special protection scheme (SPS) operations is analyzed when critical lines, which are HVDC lines or high voltage AC lines, are tripped. The latest generic model of HVDC system is considered for evaluating the impacts of the SPS operations for introducing HVDC system in the AC grid. The analyses of proposed scenarios are evaluated by electromechanical simulation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.204-211
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• 2018

At present, one of two LCC-HVDC systems is responsible for controlling the grid frequency of the Jeju Island Power System (JIPS). The grid voltage is regulated by using STATCOMs. However, these two objectives can be achieved in one device that is called by a modular multilevel converter-high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) system. Therefore, this paper proposes frequency and voltage control strategies for the JIPS based on a MMC-HVDC system. In this case, the ancillary frequency and voltage controllers are implemented into the MMC-HVDC system. The modelling of the JIPS is done based on the parameters and measured data from the real JIPS. The simulation results obtained from the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation program are confirmed by comparing them to measured data from the real JIPS. Then, the effect of the MMC-HVDC system on the JIPS will be tested in many cases of operation when the JIPS operates with and without STATCOMs. The objective is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

• 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.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.513-521
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• 2017

HVDC protection setting is difficult to be calculated analytically because of its strong nonlinearity. The currently used setting method is based on the empirical setting of previous projects and then verified by digital simulation. It entails a huge workload and low efficiency. To facilitate protection setting, this paper systematically summarizes the HVDC protection characteristics and then presents a classification of HVDC protections according to the protection principles. On the basis of the fault quantities, a novel setting procedure suitable for travelling wave protection, derivative and level protection, and differential protection is proposed. The proposed procedure is illustrated and verified in detail with the example of travelling wave protection. An HVDC protection setting system that has the functions of automatic protection setting and data management is developed utilizing the C# programming language.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.247-248
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• 2013

HVDC는 오늘날 전세계가 주목하고 있는 기술 및 시장이다. 전력 설비의 노후화로 많은 설비들이 교체 예정이며, 그리드 전력망을 구성하기 위하여 국가간 대규모 전력 전송망이 설치되고 있으며, 신재생 에너지 수요 급증에 따라 새로운 전력망이 구축되고 있으며 구축 예정이다. 전력용 반도체 기술의 발전으로 DC 대용량 송전이 가능해졌고, 전송 효율 및 여러가지 장점으로 인하여 HVDC가 AC 송전의 대안으로 급부상하고 있다. HVDC 제어 및 보호 시스템을 디자인 하고 개발함에 있어서 가장 중요한 것은 안정성과 신뢰성이다. 안정성과 신뢰성을 확보하기 위하여 시스템은 이중화로 구성된다. HVDC 제어 및 보호 시스템은 여러 단계로 구분되어 지는데 엔지니어 디자인 관점에 따라서 단계별 이중화 구성 여부가 결정된다. 단계별 이중화 여부는 H/W 및 S/W 관점에서 심도 있게 결정되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 이중화의 개념과 각 단계별 이중화 구성 가능 여부 및 장단점을 알아보고 최적의 이중화 구성을 도출하는 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.54 no.9
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• pp.434-440
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• 2005

This paper describes an optimized Scheme of reactive-power compensation for the low short-circuit-ratio AC system interconnected with the HVDC system. An HVDC system interconnected with tile low SCR AC system is vulnerable to the ac voltage variation, which brings about the commutation failure of the converter. This problem can be solved using optimized compensation of reactive power. In this study, a benchmark system for HVDC system interconnected with low SCR AC system is derived using PSS/E simulation. Then an optimized srheme for reactive power compensation was derived using integer programming. The feasibility of proposed scheme was analyzed through silnulations with PSS/E and PSCAD/EMTDC. The proposed scheme can compensate the reactive power accurately and minimize the number of switching for harmonic filters and shunt reactors.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1216-1217
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 제주 스마트그리드 실증단지 계통에 연계될 전류형 HVDC 상세 모델을 이용하여 계통에 외란이 발생할 경우에 일어날 수 있는 Commutation Failure를 고려한 HVDC 고장영향을 분석한 내용에 대해 기술하고 있다. 전류형 HVDC 시스템의 Commutation Failure 기본원리를 정리하고, 계통의 3상 지락고장을 가정하여 이론적인 전압감소 시점에 대해 설명하였고, 이를 통해 3상 지락고장시 리액턴스(계통 임피던스 + HVDC 부가설비 리액턴스) 값 변동에 따른 Commutation Failure 지속시간을 Multiple Transient Simulation 방법을 통해 확인하였다. 도출된 결과를 통해 리액턴스 값이 작을수록 Commutation Failure 진행 시간을 줄일 수 있음을 보여주였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.828-829
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• 2011

This paper performs a comparison analysis of two types of HVDC system in Jeju power system. A traditional HVDC transmission system had been composed of line commutated converter based on thyristors and the development of semiconductors enables to apply voltage source converter using IGBTs. The detailed parameters of Jeju power system were considered to make a similar condition with real system in real time digital simulator. Two types of HVDC transmission system were modeled and simulated to compare their characteristics in Jeju power system. The simulation results demonstrate that the VSC-HVDC system has more stable performance due to the fast response speed than LCC-HVDC when the transmission capacity was fluctuated.