Voltage-sourced HVDC system with modulation function

• US 7,848,120 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2009
• Issued: 12/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation (Government of South Korea)
• Inventors: Lee, Jung Seok, Chang, Jae Won, Lee, Seok Jin, Kwak, Noh Hong, Moon, Hyoung Bae, Kim, Chan Ki
• Primary Examiner(s): Riley; Shawn
• Application Number:
  US12/365,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20100177541A1
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 363/35, 363/36, 363/37
• US Class Current: 363/35
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/18 Arrangements for adjusting, eliminating or compensating reactive power in networks for adjustment of voltage H02J3/16
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/36 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between ac networks via a high-tension dc link
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/797 using semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/30 Reactive power compensation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/60 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks or generators via a high voltage DC link [HVCD]

Abstract

A voltage-sourced High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) apparatus, which converts 3-phase AC voltage from a 3-phase AC power source into high voltage DC through a rectifier including switching elements, is provided. In the apparatus, a rectifier controller receives detected 3-phase currents, apparent power, and active power and generates D and Q-axis signals. A D/Q controller receives the signals and generates active power D-axis signal and apparent power Q-axis signal. A PWM unit generates PWM on/off signals for turning on/off the switching elements based on output signals from the D/Q controller. The D/Q controller includes a rotary converter to convert the D and Q-axis signals into AC signals and D and Q-axis order units coupled thereto, and generates the D and Q-axis signals through the order units. The PWM unit converts the D and Q-axis signals into 3-phase AC signals and compares them with 3-phase triangular waves to generate on/off signals for turning on/off the switching elements.

Claims

1. A voltage-sourced High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) apparatus that converts a 3-phase AC voltage generated by a 3-phase AC power source into high voltage DC through a rectifier including switching elements, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor unit that detects 3-phase currents, apparent power, and active power from the 3-phase AC voltage generated by a 3-phase AC power source;

a rectifier controller that receives the detected 3-phase currents, apparent power, and active power and generates a D-axis signal and a Q-axis signal;

a D/Q controller that receives the D-axis signal and the Q-axis signal from the rectifier controller and generates active power D-axis signal and apparent power Q-axis signal; and

a PWM unit that generates a PWM on/off control signal for turning on/off the switching elements based on output signals from the D/Q controller,

wherein the D/Q controller includes a rotary converter to convert the D-axis and Q-axis signals into an AC signal and a D-axis order unit and Q-axis order unit coupled to the rotary converter, and the D/Q controller generates the active power D-axis signal and the apparent power Q-axis signal through the D-axis order unit and the Q-axis order unit, and

the PWM unit converts the active power D-axis signal and the apparent power Q-axis signal into 3-phase AC signals through a 2/3-phase converter and compares the 3-phase AC signals with 3-phase triangular waves to generate an on/off control signal for turning on/off the switching elements.

2. The voltage-sourced HVDC apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the D-axis order unit includes active power controller, an automatic DC voltage regulator, and a selection gate that selects one of outputs of the active power controller and the automatic DC voltage regulator and an output of the selection gate is used as the active power D-axis signal.

3. The voltage-sourced HVDC apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the Q-axis order unit includes a grid voltage controller, apparent power controller, and a selection gate that selects one of outputs of the grid voltage controller and the apparent power controller and an output of the selection gate is used as the apparent power Q-axis signal.