Transient characteristics analysis of DPFC under lightning strikes

Abstract

The analysis of transient voltage and current characteristics of DPFC （distributed power flow controller） under lightning strikes is an essential consideration in its design and operational management. Firstly， the structure and operational principles of DPFC are introduced， and simulation models are respectively constructed for two scenarios： a centralized arrangement of DPFC sub-modules in substations and a decentralized arrangement along transmission lines. Subsequently， the electromagnetic transient characteristics of DPFC are simulated and analyzed in the case of back strikes on the conductors and circling strikes on the transmission line， and the overvoltage and overcurrent levels at critical positions of DPFC during lightning strikes are thereby obtained. Finally， the differences in overvoltage and overcurrent between the centralized and decentralized arrangement of DPFC sub-modules are compared and analyzed in the case of back strikes and circling strikes. It is concluded that when lightning strikes the lightning conductor， the overvoltage to earth and the overvoltage at the submodule port of the centrally arranged DPFC are larger than the results of the decentralized arrangement； the overcurrents of the submodule of the centrally arranged DPFC and the arrester are smaller than the results of the decentralized arrangement.

Keywords

• dpfc
• overvoltage
• overcurrent
• electromagnetic transient
• lightning strike