Modelling and Control Design of Unified Power Flow Controller for Various Control Strategies

摘要

Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is used to control the power flow in the transmission systems by controlling the impedance, voltage magnitude and phase angle. This controller offers advantages in terms of static and dynamic operation of the power system. It also brings in new challenges in power electronics and power system design. The basic structure of the UPFC consists of two voltage source inverter (VSI); where one converter is connected in parallel to the transmission line while the other is in series with the transmission line. The aim of the paper is to develop a control strategy for UPFC, modeling UPFC using MATLAB/SIMULINK and to analyze the control strategy to use the series voltage injection and shunt current injection for UPFC control. To simplify the design procedure we carry out the design for the series and shunt branches separately. In each case, a simple equivalent circuit represents the external system. The design has to be validated when the various subsystems are integrated.