Direct Power Flow Controller with Continuous Full Regulation Range

TL;DR

This paper introduces a simplified, continuous full regulation range direct power flow controller (F-DPFC) with a novel structure that improves power flow regulation in transmission systems, verified through prototype experiments.

Contribution

A new F-DPFC design with a single-stage conversion, continuous 360° regulation, and simplified structure that enhances power flow control and modular expansion capabilities.

Findings

The proposed F-DPFC achieves continuous 360° voltage adjustment.

Experimental results confirm the feasibility and correctness of the design.

The structure allows operation under high voltage and power conditions.

Abstract

For enhancing power flow control in power transmission, a simplified new structure of direct power flow controller with continuous full regulation range (F-DPFC) was proposed. It has only one-stage power conversion and comprises of a three-phase transformer in parallel and a three-phase trans-former in series with grid, three single-phase full-bridge ac units, and a three-phase filter. Compared with previous DPFC, the proposed one dispenses with two complex three-phase se-lection switches which connect with high-voltage grid directly, and has a continuous 360{\deg} adjustment range of compensation voltage by taking place of buck-type ac unit with full-bridge type ac unit, and then expanding the limit of its duty cycle from [0,1] to [-1,1]. Within a large smooth zone replacing six separate zones, the proposed F-DPFC can regulate the ampli-tude and phase angle of grid node voltage respectively and simultaneously, and then the active and reactive power flow in grid can be controlled smoothly and effectively. The new structure is easy to achieve modular expansion and enables it to operate under high voltage and power conditions. Its struc-ture and operational principle were analyzed in detail, and a prototype was developed. The experimental results verified the feasibility and the correctness of the theoretical analysis.