State Space Modeling and Stability Analysis of a VSC-HVDC System for Exchange of Energy

Abstract

Nowadays, relevant actors are searching for solutions to produce energy with a low impact on the environment. Indeed, transmitting power via large distances with maintaining low losses is one of the main challenges. To improve electricity communication between countries and offshore wind, a new interconnections line must be built. Therefore, Voltage Source Converter High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) transmission is incoming as the exceptive technology in order to address the challenges related to the integration of future offshore wind power plants. In spite of its many advantages, VSC-based HVDC transmission systems can experience unexpected instability and interaction phenomena: Small disturbances that occur continually in VSC-HVDC transmission systems due to the complex VSC based interconnections and an important number of components with non-linear nature that may cause failure. Thus, before installing the HVDC system, there is a significant need for studying a hybrid AC-DC system to guarantee the reliable and stable operation. This paper deals with the stability of a VSC-HVDC system by the use of a small signal stability method; such procedure enables to study the stability of a linearized VSC-HVDC system through state-space modeling and eigenvalue-based stability analysis.