Frontiers in Energy Research (May 2022)

A Generic User-Defined Modeling Method in PSS/E and Its Application in an MMC-HVDC System

  • Lin Zhu,
  • Zhigang Wu,
  • Da Chen,
  • Yuchuan Chen,
  • Chao Xing,
  • Qing Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.908293
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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This paper studies the user-defined modeling (UDM) method in PSS/E and applies it to a modular multilevel converter high-voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) system. First, the mechanism of PSS/E UDM is discussed, including the requirements of the model call, storage space allocation, and flows of dynamic simulation. Then, a generic UDM method applicable to various objects is proposed in PSS/E, considering both the internal structures of models and their interfaces with the PSS/E main program. Next, the design of multiple time scales of UDM is presented for hybrid step size simulation. Accordingly, a user-defined MMC-HVDC system model is built in PSS/E considering the converter, DC-line, control system, and system interface. Finally, the model is compared with a PSCAD electromagnetic transient MMC-HVDC model in a modified two-area-four-generator system. The simulation results demonstrate the proposed UDM method.

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