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Comparison of Star and String Offshore DC Collector Grid Topologies on the Aspect of Stability—An Impedance Approach

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  • Matthias Biskoping

    (ABB Coroporate Research Center, 68526 Ladenburg, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Tanmay Kadam

    (Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Sriram Karthik Gurumurthy

    (Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Ferdinanda Ponci

    (Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany)

  • Antonello Monti

    (Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany)

Abstract

Offshore Direct Current (DC) collector grids are a promising technology for decreasing the installation and operation costs of offshore wind parks. Nevertheless, the stability properties and hence the design of such DC collector grids is not common or standardised. Hence, this paper describes an attempt to fill these gaps by analysing the stability of two different types of DC collector grids—star and string—by considering identical operating conditions. The approach follows a non-parametric formulation of the impedance based Nyquist Stability Criterion. The hyperbolic Π equivalent formulation of the telegraph equation is adopted for modelling the submarine cable due to high capacitance that is distributed and thus the conventional 50 Hz Π -model is not sufficient anymore. Furthermore, the paper shows how to integrate the complex dynamics of wind turbines into the overall stability assessment through an impedance building algorithm. Finally, it is shown how to stabilise the collector grids by means of active control parameter changes and it has been observed that the star configuration of wind turbines is more favourable on account of stability and controllability.

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  • Matthias Biskoping & Tanmay Kadam & Sriram Karthik Gurumurthy & Ferdinanda Ponci & Antonello Monti, 2021. "Comparison of Star and String Offshore DC Collector Grid Topologies on the Aspect of Stability—An Impedance Approach," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:19:p:6253-:d:648099
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