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The Affections of System Stability on Replacing the Synchronous Condenser in Jeju Island (제주 동기조상기 교체에 따른 계통안정성 영향 연구)

  • Chang, Byung-Hoon;Yoon, Jong-Su;Han, Jeong-Yeol;Shim, Jeong-Woon;Kang, Sang-Gyun;Lee, Byong-Joon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.56 no.10
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    • pp.1715-1720
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    • 2007
  • The CSC-based HVDC system links the Jeju system to the mainland system. Because CSC-based HVDC is installed in Jeju, the reactive power is needed to transfer active power through the HVDC. In order to supply reactive power, switched capacitors and synchronous condensers are installed in Jeju system. The deterioration of established synchronous condensers, however, causes a reactive power supply capability decline and high maintenance cost. It brings about the instability of Jeju system and the incremental of maintenance and repair costs. In the future the installation of wind generators and additional HVDC system would aggravate the stability of Jeju system. Therefore, it needs to consider a countermeasure against above problems. In this paper, Analysis of several contingencies of Jeju system was peformed, and some contingencies caused voltage-reactive power problem was known. CPF method was introduced in order to make countermeasures to replace the synchronous condensers and to solve the voltage-reactive power problem. The location and capacity of reactive power sources were also decided. It could guarantee medium and long term stability of Jeju system.

Analysis of Impact on Voltage Stability by Starting Synchronous Condenser in Jeju AC Network (제주계통에서 동기조상기 기동에 따른 전압안정도 영향 검토)

  • Choi, Soon-Ho;Lee, Seong-Doo;Kim, Chan-Ki
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.1
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2015
  • Two old synchronous condensers in Jeju are being replaced by new machines to operate Jeju AC network with Haenam-Jeju HVDC system stably. Before new synchronous condensers operate on site, voltage stability analysis is conducted to verify stable operation of jeju AC network. Through impedance analysis of the synchronous machine, transformer and ac network, the equivalent circuit is constructed and the voltage drop during start-up is calculated. Then, PSS/E fault analysis is performed to acquire short-circuit capacity according to the generator operation scenarios. Voltage variation when starting synchronous condenser is simulated in PSCAD/EMTDC and satisfies the operating condition of jeju AC network and HVDC #1 system.