Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System

This paper investigates the use of a superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) unit to improve the performance of an ac/dc power system. In this context, investigations have been conducted on a large turbine-generator unit connected to a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system. The impact of...

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Main Authors: Abu-Siada, Ahmed, Islam, Syed
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37193
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description This paper investigates the use of a superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) unit to improve the performance of an ac/dc power system. In this context, investigations have been conducted on a large turbine-generator unit connected to a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system. The impact of HVDC converter station faults on the torsional torques induced in turbine-generator shafts with and without using an SMES unit is elaborated. Faults considered are fire-through, misfire, short circuit across the inverter station, flashover, and a three-phase short circuit in the ac system. These investigations are studied using an electromagnetic transient program power system simulation/electromagnetic transients including DC (PSCAD/EMTDC) and the results are presented in the form of typical time responses as well as harmonic analysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-371932017-09-13T13:38:55Z Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System Abu-Siada, Ahmed Islam, Syed This paper investigates the use of a superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) unit to improve the performance of an ac/dc power system. In this context, investigations have been conducted on a large turbine-generator unit connected to a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system. The impact of HVDC converter station faults on the torsional torques induced in turbine-generator shafts with and without using an SMES unit is elaborated. Faults considered are fire-through, misfire, short circuit across the inverter station, flashover, and a three-phase short circuit in the ac system. These investigations are studied using an electromagnetic transient program power system simulation/electromagnetic transients including DC (PSCAD/EMTDC) and the results are presented in the form of typical time responses as well as harmonic analysis. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37193 10.1109/TSTE.2010.2089995 The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) restricted
spellingShingle Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title_full Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title_fullStr Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title_full_unstemmed Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title_short Application of SMES Unit in Improving the Performance of an AC/DC Power System
title_sort application of smes unit in improving the performance of an ac/dc power system
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37193