Engineering practice of large-scale millisecond accurate load control system of large power grid

Abstract

Under the background of large-scale development and utilization of clean energy, there are serious security and stability risks and load balance problems in power grids with high penetration of clean energy and high portion of external power supply. Therefore, Jiangsu Electric Power Company has started the construction of the millisecond accurate load control system (MALCS). In this article, the theoretical basis of the MALCS is introduced from several aspects: the interruptible load, steady state, and transient state control technique of large-scale load. On this basis, the authors put forward the overall architecture, transmission channel structure, and control strategy of the MALCS. Subsequently, this article introduces the first-phase and the second-phase projects of MALCS construction in Jiangsu power grid, and the actual load-shedding test of Jiangsu MALCS. The results of the actual test show that the overall motion time of the Jiangsu MALCS meets the design requirements, and the MALCS can offer an effective frequency support to Jiangsu and East China Power Grid in case of severe failures. Finally, this article summarises the experience of MALCS construction, introduces the expansion plan of MALCS, and forecasts the future development direction and application of the system.

Keywords

• power grids
• load shedding
• load regulation
• power system stability
• power system security
• failure analysis
• power system reliability
• large-scale millisecond accurate load control system
• large-scale development
• stability risks
• external power supply
• Jiangsu Electric Power Company
• interruptible load
• transient state control technique
• control strategy
• MALCS construction
• Jiangsu power grid
• actual load-shedding test
• Jiangsu MALCS
• East China Power Grid
• clean energy utilization
• load balance problems
• transmission channel structure