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The application of Shifted Frequency Analysis in power system transient stability studies Martí, Andrea T.J.
Abstract
Power system engineers use transient stability computer simulation programs to model the power grid’s behaviour when large disruptions cause the grid to deviate from its 60-Hz operating frequency. These programs must be able to capture these frequency dynamics around 60 Hz while being computationally efficient, as an extensive number of simulations are typically run for a given scenario. In the traditional power grid, the large mechanical inertia of the synchronous generators stabilizes the network during disturbances and maintains the system frequency close to the 60 Hz operating frequency. In the modern grid, however, the increase of renewable energy sources lowers the grid’s inertia and larger frequency deviations can occur. The phasor solution method employed in the traditional programs solves the network assuming a constant 60-Hz frequency. When deviations from 60 Hz are prominent, the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) is used as an alternative to the phasor solution to capture these fluctuations. The EMTP models the electrical network based on the differential equations of the network components, which allows the tracing of the network waveforms. However, this discretization requires small time-steps, which makes the solution method computationally expensive. The Shifted Frequency Analysis (SFA) method discussed in this work is an alternative to the traditional phasor solution and to the EMTP solution. In this work, a generalized SFA-based program is written and used for transient stability analysis. SFA is a discrete-time solution method, like the EMTP, but uses a frequency-shifting transformation to bring the solution domain down to 0 Hz. Because of this transformation, SFA can capture network dynamics around 60 Hz using large time-steps, making it suitable for transient stability analysis studies.
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The application of Shifted Frequency Analysis in power system transient stability studies
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University of British Columbia
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2018
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Power system engineers use transient stability computer simulation programs to
model the power grid’s behaviour when large disruptions cause the grid to deviate
from its 60-Hz operating frequency. These programs must be able to capture these
frequency dynamics around 60 Hz while being computationally efficient, as an extensive number of simulations are typically run for a given scenario. In the traditional
power grid, the large mechanical inertia of the synchronous generators stabilizes the
network during disturbances and maintains the system frequency close to the 60 Hz
operating frequency. In the modern grid, however, the increase of renewable energy
sources lowers the grid’s inertia and larger frequency deviations can occur. The
phasor solution method employed in the traditional programs solves the network
assuming a constant 60-Hz frequency. When deviations from 60 Hz are prominent,
the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) is used as an alternative to the
phasor solution to capture these fluctuations. The EMTP models the electrical
network based on the differential equations of the network components, which allows the tracing of the network waveforms. However, this discretization requires
small time-steps, which makes the solution method computationally expensive. The
Shifted Frequency Analysis (SFA) method discussed in this work is an alternative
to the traditional phasor solution and to the EMTP solution. In this work, a generalized SFA-based program is written and used for transient stability analysis. SFA
is a discrete-time solution method, like the EMTP, but uses a frequency-shifting
transformation to bring the solution domain down to 0 Hz. Because of this transformation, SFA can capture network dynamics around 60 Hz using large time-steps,
making it suitable for transient stability analysis studies.
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eng
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2018-02-28
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0364058
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University of British Columbia
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2018-05
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Graduate
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