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      Damping subsynchronous resonance oscillations using a VSC HVDC back-to-back system

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      Date
      2006-06-07
      Author
      Tang, Guosheng
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      A problem of interest in the power industry is the mitigation of severe torsional oscillations induced in turbine-generator shaft systems due to Subsynchronous Resonance (SSR). SSR occurs when a natural frequency of a series compensated transmission system coincides with the complement of one of the torsional modes of the turbine-generator shaft system. Under such circumstances, the turbine-generator shaft system oscillates at a frequency corresponding to the torsional mode frequency and unless corrective action is taken, the torsional oscillations can grow and may result in shaft damage in a few seconds. This thesis reports the use of a supplementary controller along with the Voltage Source Converter (VSC) HVDC back-to-back active power controller to damp all SSR torsional oscillations. In this context, investigations are conducted on a typical HVAC/DC system incorporating a large turbine-generator and a VSC HVDC back-to-back system. The generator speed deviation is used as the stabilizing signal for the supplementary controller. The results of the investigations conducted in this thesis show that the achieved control design is effective in damping all the shaft torsional torques over a wide range of compensation levels. The results and discussion presented in this thesis should provide valuable information to electric power utilities engaged in planning and operating series capacitor compensated transmission lines and VSC HVDC back-to-back systems.
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Electrical Engineering
      Program
      Electrical Engineering
      Supervisor
      Faried, Sherif O.
      Committee
      Kasap, Safa O.; Karki, Rajesh; Chowdhury, Nurul A.; Burton, Richard T.
      Copyright Date
      June 2006
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06282006-151827
      Subject
      VSC HVDC back-to-back system
      Subsynchronous resonance
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