• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
• /
• v.19 no.5
• /
• pp.399-406
• /
• 2014

This study investigates the structure and operation of the ITER VS converter and proposes a sequence control method for six series-connected VS converters to reduce reactive power. The operation and the proposed sequence control method are verified through RTDS simulation. The ITER VS converter must supply voltage/current to the superconducting magnets for plasma current vertical stabilization, and the four-quadrant operation must proceed without a zero-current discontinuous section. The operation mode of the VS converter is separated into a 12- and 6-pulse circulating current and transition modes according to the size of the load current. The output voltage of the unit VS converter is limited because of the rated voltage; however, the superconducting coil must increase the operating output voltage. Thus, the VS converter must be connected in a 6-series to provide the required operating output voltage. The output voltage of the VS converters is controlled continuously; however, reactive power is limited within a minimized value of the grid. In this study, the unit converter is compared with converters connected in a 6-series to determine a suitable sequence control method. The output voltage is the same in all cases, but the maximum reactive power is reduced from 100% to 73%. This sequence control method is verified through RTDS simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
• /
• 2000.11a
• /
• pp.221-227
• /
• 2000

The optimal capacity of CGS(Co-Generation Sys.) for APT. complex is 300kW output of electricity power from being considered the simple payback period, loss and benefit, and the running mode of CGS. The proper operation mode of CGS is as follows; If the demanding electricity load of APT. complex is within the range of capacity of generator(300kW), CGS is connected and operated with KEPCO grid. When the load ratio is over 50% of normal load of CGS(300kW), only CGS supply electricity demand. If not, the electricity line of CGS is exchanged to that of KEPCO.

• Journal of Power Electronics
• /
• v.16 no.4
• /
• pp.1526-1540
• /
• 2016

This work mainly discusses an accurate and fast islanding detection based on fractional wavelet packet transform (FRWPT)for multibus microgrid systems. The proposed protection scheme uses combined desirable features retrieved from discrete fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT) techniques, which provides precise time-frequency information on minute perturbation signals introduced in the system. Moreover, this study focuses on the design of decoupling control with a distributed controller based on state feedback for the efficient operation of microgrid systems that are transitioning from the grid-connected mode to the islanded mode. An IEEE 9-bus test system with inverter based distributed generation (DG) units is considered for islanding assessment and smooth operation. Finally, tracking errors are greatly reduced with stability improvement based on the proposed controller. FRWPT based islanding detection is demonstrated via a time domain simulation of the system. Simulated results show an improvement in system stability with the application of the proposed controller and accurate islanding detection based on the FRWPT technique in comparison with the results obtained by applying the wavelet transform (WT) and WPT.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
• /
• v.34 no.4
• /
• pp.1-7
• /
• 2014

The microgrid system is the combination of photovoltaic(PV) array, load, and battery energy storage system. The control strategies were defined as multi-modes of operation, including rest operation without use of battery, power charging, and power discharging, which enables grid connected mode or islanded mode. Photovoltaic power is a problem of the uniformity of power quality because the power generated from solar light is very sensitive to variation of insolation and duration of sunshine. As a solution to the above problem, energy storage system(ESS) is considered generally. There fore, in this study, we did basic research activities about optimization method of the amount of energy used, using a smart microgrid test-bed constructed in building. First, we analyzed the daily, monthly and period energy pattern amount of power energy used, and analyzed PV power generation level which is built on the roof. Utilizing building energy pattern analysis data, we was studied an efficient method of employing the ESS about building power consumption pattern and PV generation.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2016.07a
• /
• pp.165-166
• /
• 2016

본 논문에서는 Common-Mode Noise가 저감된 계통연계형 단상인버터의 파워소자선정에 따른 스위칭 손실 저감을 제안한다. 풀브리지 회로에서 상용전원 레퍼런스 주파수로 상보적인 스위칭 신호를 주는 PWM_1구간에는 비교적 천천히 스위칭하기 때문에 컨덕션 loss가 적은 IGBT를 사용하며, 보다 빠른 스위칭 주파수로 동작하는 PWM_2구간에서는 Switching loss가 적은 MOSFET을 사용하여 전체적인 스위치에서 발생되는 손실을 저감한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2011.11a
• /
• pp.269-270
• /
• 2011

본 논문은 계통연계형 태양광 발전 시스템에서 유효, 무효전력 주입 시 성능개선을 위한 슬라이딩 모드가 적용된 직접전력제어 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 제어 기법은 공간벡터변조 방식이 적용된 직접전력제어에서 적합한 비례-적분제어기의 모델링을 함으로 적절한 제어기의 이득을 설정한다. 직접전력 제어의 우수한 응답특성을 유지하기 위하여 가변구조제어의 한종류인 슬라이딩 모드제어를 적용한다. 제안하는 알고리즘의 검증을 위하여 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 제안하는 제어기법의 타당성을 확인 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2011.07a
• /
• pp.330-331
• /
• 2011

The interleaving method is usually used to reduce the ripple of output current of filter inductor in parallel operation of PWM DC/DC converter. Although the current ripple of filter inductor decreases, each current ripple of filter inductor is not decreased. In this study, the operation of interleaved buck converter with coupled inductor is analyzed in each operation mode. It is verified through experiment. The possibility of application to grid connected inverter with parallel operation is identified.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2011.07a
• /
• pp.48-49
• /
• 2011

A new LCL filter design of a PCS with the consideration of fault current minimization is proposed. The magnitude of fault current is analysed with the variation of inverter side $L_i$, line side $L_u$, and filter capacitor $C_f$ under constant line side $THD_i$ of 5%. It is found that inverter side fault current reaches up to 200%~660% of the rated current with the variation of $L_i$. It is expected that the results can be applied to the detailed design of PCS filter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
• /
• 2004.07b
• /
• pp.606-609
• /
• 2004

Maximum power point tracking(MPPT) is usually used for a solar power system. Many maximum power tracking techniques have been considered in the past. The microprocessors with appropriate MPPT algorithms are favored because of their flexibility and compatibility with different solar arrays. In this paper, four MPPT algorithms are analyzed and studied. Perturbation and Observation(P&O), Incremental Conductance(IncCond), which are used from the past. Improved P&O and Two-mode , which are developed P&O and IncCond algorithms. Also, the author introduces grid-connected fransformerless PV PCS to apply MPPT control. MPPT efficiency is measured by changing irradiance from $0.1kW/m^2\;to\;1kW/m^2$ and simulation was performed for each MPPT algorithm.

• Journal of Power Electronics
• /
• v.16 no.2
• /
• pp.748-759
• /
• 2016

The microgrid concept is a promising approach for injecting clean, renewable, and reliable electricity into power systems. It can operate in both the grid-connected and the islanding mode. This paper addresses the two main challenges associated with the operation of a microgrid i.e. control and protection. A control strategy for inverter based distributed generation (DG) and an energy storage system (ESS) are proposed to control both the voltage and frequency during islanding operation. The protection scheme is proposed to protect the lines, DG and ESS. Further, the control scheme and the protection scheme are coordinated to avoid nuisance tripping of the DG, ESS and loads. The feasibility of the proposed method is verified by simulation and experimental results.