A DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF CONTROLLER EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DAMPING OF OSCILLATIONS IN A POWER LINE

Abstract: A device for control of controller equipment (FDV) intended for serial connection between a first and a second connection point (Ni, Nj respectively) in a power line (L) in an electric power network for alternating current, for the purpose of damping power oscillations in the power line, comprises a controlling equipment (CE) which, in dependence on quantities (Yn) generated in the power network, forms a phase deviation ( theta i - theta j) as the difference ( theta i - theta j) of the phase angle ( theta i) for the voltage (<o>V</o>i) at the first connection point and the phase angle ( theta j) for the voltage (<o>V</o>j) at the second connection point. In dependence on the time rate of change of a function of the phase deviation, the controlling equipment forms a control order such that it brings the controller equipment to generate a voltage in the power line, which feeds therein an active power counteracting changes in active power in the power line which are associated with the power oscillations.

Description: A DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF CONTROLLER EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DAMPING OF OSCILLATIONS IN A POWER LINE TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for control of controller equipment intended for serial connection between a first and a second connection point in a power line in an electric power network for alternating current, the con¬ troller equipment being adapted, in dependence on a control order supplied thereto, to serially generate a voltage in the power line for the purpose of damping power oscillations therein. The device comprises a control member arranged in controlling equipment for generating the control order. BACKGROUND ART In an electric power line with two nodal points, inter¬ connected by an often long power line, the power transmitted in the power line is dependent on the difference in phase angle between the voltages at the respective nodal points. This angular difference is constant when the power network is in an equilibrium state, but after a disturbance, for example a transient fault in the power line or a change of the power conditions at one of the two nodal points, a new equilibrium state must be recreated. The change from one equilibrium state to another takes place via a low-frequency transient oscillation in the above-mentioned angular difference and hence a corresponding oscillation in the power transmitted in the power line. The power oscillation, which usually has a weak damping and the frequency of which is of the order of magnitude of 1 Hz, is determined by the dynamic properties in the electromechanical system which consists of the power line and the power network, including rotating machines connected thereto. In order to achieve damping of detected power oscillations in power networks, different kinds of controllable con¬ troller equipment and control laws therefor have been proposed. Examples of such controller equipment for connec- tion in series with a power line are the so-called unified power-flow controllers (UPFC) , phase angle regulators (PAR) , and controllable, for example thyristor-connected, series- capacitors (CSC) . Controller equipment for connection in shunt connection to a power line are, for example, static var compensators for reactive power (SVC) and static condensers (STATCON) comprising controllable converters. The term FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) has become commonly used to designate power networks comprising at least some of the above-mentioned controllable controller equipment. A Olwegard et al: Improvement of Transmission Capacity by Thyristor Controlled Reactive Power [IEEE Trans, on Power App. and Systems, Vol. PAS-100. No. 8 August 1981, pp 3930- 3939] describes the application of thyristor-connected capacitor banks in both shunt- and series-connection for damping power oscillations between power systems connected by a power line. A control law based on sensing of the transmitted active power on the power line is proposed for the series-connected capacitor bank. The control law means, in principle, that when the time rate of change of the transmitted power is positive and exceeds a certain level, the whole capacitor bank is connected into the power line. When the power reaches its maximum value, the switchable part of the capacitor bank is bypassed, whereupon, when the power reaches its minimum value, the whole capacitor bank is again connected into the power line. It is stated that the proposed control law has certain deficiencies in that, in systems with a plurality of power lines and thyristor- connected series capacitors, these interfere with each other. A control law common to all series capacitors would, therefore, be preferable but is considered unrealistic because of technical difficulties in transferring this control law to each of the series capacitors. Also studies of two-machine systems interconnected by parallel power lines have shown that the choice of the active power as starting-point for a control law exhibits certain deficiencies. James F. Gronquist et al: Power Oscillation Damping Control Strategies for FACTS Devices using locally measureable Quantities [IEEE Trans, on Power App. and Systems, Vol. 10. No. 3 August 1995, pp 1598-1605] describes the use of energy functions for deriving control laws for thyristor-controlled series capacitors (TCSC) , static compensators (SVC) for reactive power, static condensers (STATCON) and thyristor- controlled phase-shifting transformers (TCPS) for the purpose of damping power oscillations in and between power networks. So-called unified power flow controllers (UPFC) serially connected in power lines are not discussed and the control laws derived by derivation of the energy function with respect to time are described in abstract form. L Angquist et al: Power Oscillation Damping using Controlled Reactive Power Compensation - a Comparison between Series and Shunt Approaches [Trans, on Power App. and Systems, Vol. 8. No. 2 May 1993, pp 687-700] deals with damping of power oscillations of the above-mentioned kind and demonstrates that controlled series-capacitors (CSC) provide a better damping effect than static shunt-connected compensators for reactive power. It is found, especially for two-machine systems, that a power oscillation gives rise to a sinusoidal deviation in the angular difference of the two machines which is superordinate to its stationary value. Regarding control laws, it is stated in general terms that the con- troller equipment is to supply an active power such that an additional torque is created with opposite sign in relation to the time rate of change of the angular difference. A simulation example shows that angle in these cases means the mechanical angle of rotation of the machines, that is, the time rate of change of the angular difference is in this case the same as the difference in speed between the two machines. This control law, which is thus based on measuring speed differences, cannot be simply extended to power net¬ works with more than two machines. M. Noroozian et al: Damping of Power Systems Oscillations by use of Controllable Components [IEEE Trans, on Power Delivery, Vol. 9. No. 4 October 1994, pp 2046-2054] describes damping of power oscillations based on a linearized model of a power system and demonstrates that controlled series-capacitors (CSC) provide a better damping effect than static shun -connected compensators for reactive power and, to attain the same damping properties, a controlled series capacitor may be dimensioned for a lower power than a so-called phase angle regulator (PAR) . There is thus a need to derive concrete and appropriate control laws for controller equipment for serial connection to a power line, in order thus to make possible a fast and cost-effective damping of power oscillations of the mentioned kind. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention is to achieve a device of the kind described in the introductory part of the description, which makes possible a fast and cost-effective damping of power oscillations in a power network. Control laws according to the invention are based on values of sensed quantities in the power network, which values occur at the controller equipment. What characterizes a device according to the invention will become clear from the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be explained in greater detail by description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows schematically as a single-line diagram part of an electric power network with controller equipment according to the invention, Figure 2 shows in the form of a vector diagram the relationship between some different electrical quantities in a power network according to Figure 1, Figure 3 shows an alternative model of a power network according to Figure 1, Figure 4 shows schematically as a single-line diagram a first embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 1, Figure 5 shows schematically as a single-line diagram a second embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 1, Figure 6A shows schematically as a single-line diagram a third embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 1, Figure 6B shows schematically as a single-line diagram a fourth embodiment of controller equipment accor¬ ding to Figure 6A, Figure 7 shows schematically in the form of a flow .diagram an embodiment of controlling equipment for an embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 4, Figure 8 shows schematically in the form of a flow diagram an embodiment of controlling equipment for an embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 5, Figure 9A shows schematically in the form of a flow diagram an embodiment of controlling equipment for an embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 6A, Figure 9B shows schematically in the form of a flow diagram an embodiment of controlling equipment for an embodiment of controller equipment according to Figure 6B, and Figure 10 shows schematically an example of sensing of quantities in a power network for an embodiment of the invention according to Figure 6A. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following, complex quantities (vector quantities) are denoted with a stroke over their designation and the magni¬ tude (the amplitude) of the corresponding quantity is denoted without a stroke over the designation. For example, a voltage is designated Vi when both its amplitude and its phase angle are referred to, whereas the magnitude of the corresponding voltage is designated Vi- Figure 1 shows part of an electric power network for three- phase alternating voltage with the angular frequency ω. The power network is marked with a first nodal point Nl and a second nodal point N2, which are interconnected by a power line L. Controller equipment FDV, of which some embodiments will be described below, is serially connected in the power line L between a first connection point Ni and a second connection point Nj . The impedance of the power line between the first nodal point and the first connection point is marked with an impedance element XLl and its impedance between the second nodal point and the second connection point with an impedance element XL2. The controller equip¬ ment comprises a current generator CG, connected in a shunt connection to the power line L at a connection point JP on the power line, and a controllable voltage generator VG, connected in the power line between the first and the second connection point Ni and Nj , respectively. A current ϊ s flows through the current generator, and the voltage generator generates a voltage Vs, which voltage thus " occurs serially in the power line. The impedance of the voltage generator is designated X s anci is marked in the figure with an impedance element XS. At the nodal point Nl, the current ϊij flows into the power line and at the nodal point N2 the current ϊji flows into the power line. The voltage at the first nodal point Nl is designated Vi, its amplitude Vi and its phase angle θi. The amplitude and phase angle for the voltage V2 at the second nodal point are designated V 2 and Θ2 and for the voltages Vi and V j at the first and second connection points they are designated Vi, θi and Vj, θj, respectively. The voltage at a point on the power line between the voltage generator and the impedance element XS is designated Vi' . Controlling equipment CE comprises a control member CTRL, which generates a control order SO. The control order is supplied to the voltage generator for control of the voltage Vs- The controlling equipment further comprises an input member INP, which is supplied with measured values Yn of quantities sensed in the power network, which measured values will be described in greater detail below. The measured values are formed in some manner known per se by measuring devices, not shown in the figure. The control member generates the control order in dependence on quanti- ties supplied from the input member, which are either directly sensed in the power network or calculated there¬ from. Figure 2 shows a vector diagram of the voltages Vi, V s and Vi' as well as the current ϊi . The voltage V s forms the angle γ with the voltage Vi and the angle β with the current ϊij. The voltage Vi' forms the angle Φ with the voltage " vj . . It is known that the part of the power network shown in Figure 2 corresponds to a model according to Figure 3, in which the current generator CG and the voltage generator VG in Figure 1 are replaced, respectively, by a controllable apparent power S s i = P s i + JQsi supplied at the connection point Ni and a controllable apparent power s s j = s + Qsj supplied at the connection point Nj . P s i and P sj , respecti¬ vely, here designate active power and reactive power, Q s i Qsj , respectively, at the respective connection points. As will be shown below, these powers may be expressed as functions of the voltages Vi, Vj and V s , the impedance X s and the angle γ, whereby these functions will have different forms depending on the embodiment in which the controller equipment is implemented. In a first embodiment of the invention, the controller equipment comprises a so-called unified power flow con¬ troller (UPFC) , known per se, one embodiment of which is shown schematically in Figure 4. The current generator CG in Figure 1 corresponds to a transformer Tl, the primary wind¬ ing PW1 of which is connected in shunt connection to the power line L at the connection point JP and the secondary winding SWl of which is connected to the ac terminals of a converter CONVl. The voltage generator VG corresponds to a transformer T2, the primary winding PW2 of which is connec¬ ted to the ac terminals of a converter CONV2 and the secondary winding SW2 of which is connected serially in the power line L between the connection points i and Nj . The converters are of a design known per se and of a self- comrnutated voltage-source type. Dc terminals on the converter CONVl are connected to corresponding dc terminals on the converter CONV2 via a direct-voltage intermediate link DCL comprising a capacitor DCLC. The output voltage of the converter CONV2 is controlled with respect to magnitude and phase angle relative to the voltage Vi, in some manner known per se, for example by pulse-width modulation, in dependence on the control order SO, generated in a manner which has been described with reference to Figure 1 and which will be further described below. The converter CONVl is controlled in some manner known per se such that it delivers to the direct-voltage intermediate link an active power equal to that consumed by the converter CONV2 (and is forwarded to the transformer T2). For the purpose of -the invention, its reactive power may be controlled to a value equal to zero. The output voltage of the converter CONV2 is introduced in the power line L as the voltage V s via the transformer T2. In this first embodiment of the invention, the following expressions, known per se, of the powers Psi, p sj, Qsi and Q s j are obtained Psi = - P sj = rb s ViVjsin(θi - θj + γ) (la) Qsi = rbgV j^ cosγ (lb) Qsj = -rb s ViV cos(θi - θj + γ) (lc) where b s designates the susceptance of the voltage gene¬ rator, b s = 1/X S . (2a) and r designates the amplitude of the voltage Vs relative to the voltage in the first connection point, expressed as the quotient of the absolute value of the amplitude of V s and the absolute value of the amplitude of Vi, r = V s /Vi (2b) By the dimensioning of the components included in the con¬ troller equipment, the relative amplitude r is limited to a first upper limiting value r ma χ, typically of the order of magnitude of 0.1. A first upper limiting value V S max i- n voltage for the voltage V s corresponds to the value r m aχ, which voltage V s is thus controllable in amplitude relative to the first upper limiting value V sm ax- In a second embodiment of the invention, the controller equipment comprises a so-called phase angle regulator, (PAR) , known per se, one embodiment of which is shown in Figure 5. The current generator CG in Figure 1 corresponds to a voltage transformer T3, the primary winding PW3 of which is connected in a shunt connection to the power line L at the connection point JP and the secondary winding SW3 of which, which is provided with controllable tapping points TP3, in the figure only symbolically marked with an arrow, for tapping of a variable secondary voltage, is connected to a switching member SWN. The voltage generator VG corresponds to a transformer T4, the secondary winding SW2 of which is connected serially in the power line L between the connec¬ tion points Ni and Nj . The switching member SWN is adapted, in a manner known per se, in dependence on the control order SO, generated in a manner described with reference to Figure 1 and which will be described further below, to connect the secondary voltage from the transformer T3 to a primary winding PW4 on the transformer T4 in such a way that part of a line voltage in one of the phases of the ac network, via the transformers T3 and T4, is introduced in the power line L as the voltage " Vs i n another one of the phases of the ac network. The control order SO also influences the tapping points, in some manner known per se, for tapping of variable secondary voltage from the secondary winding SW3. The vol¬ tage Vs is thereby controlled in magnitude, in dependence on the control order, relative to the voltage Vi at the first connection point, whereas its phase angle γ relative to this voltage is controlled to assume one of the values ± π/2 (Figure 2) . In this second embodiment of the invention, the following expressions, known per se, of the powers Psi» p sj, Qsi and Q s j are obtained: Psi = - P s j = rb s ViVjsin(θi - θj + γ) (3a) Qsi = -rb s ViVjcos(θi - θj + γ) + r ! ^ (3b) Qsj = -rb s ViVjcos(θi - θj + γ) (3c) In a third embodiment of the invention, the controller equipment comprises a controllable series capacitor CSC, known per se, one embodiment of which is shown schematically in Figure 6A. In this embodiment, the current generator CG in Figure 1 corresponds to an infinite impedance, that is, the current ϊs is zero, and the voltage generator VG corre¬ sponds to the series-capacitor equipment CSC, which in the power line L serially generates a voltage V s = Iij * Xc where ϊij is the current through the power line and X c is the impedance of the series-capacitor equipment. The series-capacitor equipment comprises a number of mutually series-connected capacitors Cl, C2, C3, which are all connected in the power line L between the connection points Ni and Nj . In parallel with each of the capacitors Cl, C2 and C3, switching members SWl, SW2 and SW3, respecti¬ vely, are arranged in a manner known per se, each one com- prising two thyristors in anti-parallel connection. The impedance of the capacitor equipment may be controlled in magnitude Xc, in a manner known per se, between a minimum value Xcminc = 0, and a maximum value Xcmaxc = Kc*Xpc» where Xpc is a chosen impedance value, for example corresponding to the impedance of a series capacitor CF (not shown in the figure) permanently connected into the power line CF. The control is performed in dependence on a control order SO, generated in the manner which has been described with reference to Figure 1 and which will be further described below, which supplies a firing order to control circuits (not shown in the figure) for the switching members and where the factor Kc is a proportionality factor which can be regarded as an amplification factor. The value Xcminc is obtained when all the capacitors are bypassed and the value Xcmaxc when all the capacitors are connected into the power line. The voltage V s in the power line L, at a given current ij, is controllable in magnitude by connection and disconnection of the capacitors Cl, C2 and C3, which connections and dis¬ connections take place in dependence on the control order SO. Its relative amplitude r is thus, at a given current ϊij, r = Iij * Xc Vi and its upper limiting value, also at a given current, r axc = Iij * Kc * Xpc Vi. In this embodi¬ ment the relative amplitude r also, at a given current, obtains a natural lower limiting value r m inc = 0, correspon- ding to a situation where all the capacitors C1-C3 have been bypassed. The voltage V Ξ forms the angle β = -π/2 with the current Iij (Figure 2). The voltage v " s can thus, at a given current Iij, assume a first control value, the phase angle β of which has the value -π/2 relative to the current and the amplitude V s of which is controllable in relation to a first upper limiting value V S maxc = ϊij * Kc * χ FC• The first upper limiting value in voltage, V S maxc corresponds to a first upper limiting value Xcmaxc n impedance of a capaci¬ tive nature, Xcmaxc = Kc * XF the impedance X c of the controller equipment being controllable in relation to the first upper limiting value Xcmaxc- In this third embodiment of the invention, the following expressions, known per se, of the powers P s i, sj , Qsi a d Q s j are obtained Psi = [K cs bs/(1 - K cs ) ] *ViVjsin(θi - θj ) (4a) Qsi = [K cs bs/(1 - K cs )]*[ v i " ViVjcos ( θi - θj ) ] ( 4b) Psj = [K cs bs/(1 - K cs ) 1 *ViVjsin(θj - θi) (4c) Qsj = [K cs bs/(1 - K CS )]*[V^ - ViVjcos(θj - θi)] (4d) where K C s is a proportionality factor, K C s = Xc Xs' and X c is the impedance of the series-capacitor equipment. The impedance Xs in this cases consists of the impedance of the series-capacitor equipment between the connection point Ni and the capacitor Cl plus its impedance between the capaci¬ tor C3 and the connection point N j . In a fourth embodiment of the invention, the controller equipment according to Figure 6A can be alternatively designed as continuously controlled series-capacitor equip¬ ment, known per se, according to Figure 6B. This Figure shows only the controller equipment which is connected to the power line in a manner similar to the controller equip¬ ment according to Figure 6A. A capacitor C4 is connected in parallel with a reactor TCL, series-connected to a thyristor switching device TSW. The thyristor switching device compri¬ ses two thyristors in anti-parallel connection and by means of phase-angle control of the thyristor switching device the impedance of the controller equipment and hence the voltage V s between the connection points Ni and Nj may be controlled continuously and also be brought to make an angle β > 0 (corresponding to the impedance of the controller equipment being of an inductive nature) with the current Ii j . In this embodiment, Xc designates the impedance of the parallel connection of the capacitor C4 and the reactor TCL, whereby the impedance exhibited by the reactor is a function of the control angle of the thyristor switching device TSW. At a predominant capacitive impedance of the controller equip¬ ment, when β < 0, the voltage Vs can be expressed by means of its relative amplitude r = Iij * Xc Vi as described with reference to Figure 6A, and its upper limiting value, also at a given current, rmaxc = ϊij * Kc * XFC/ i- At a predo- minant inductive impedance of the controller equipment, when β > 0, the voltage Vs can also be expressed in an analogous manner with the aid of its relative amplitude r = Iij * c Vi, and its upper limiting value, also at a given current, is rmaxi = ∑ij * Ki * XFC/Vi< where the factor Ki is a proportionality factor which may be regarded as an amplification factor. The factor Ki may, but need not, be equal to the factor Kc. In this case, also lower limiting values r m inc and rmini< respectively, may be applied to the voltage V s , corresponding to a situation where the capacitive and inductive impedance, respectively, of the controller equipment must not fall below finite values, r m inc = Iij * m c * Kc * XFC/ V i' r maxi = lij * mi * κi * Xpc Vi, where m c and mi are factors < 1. The voltage Vs can thus, at a given current ij, assume a first control value, the phase angle β of which has the value -π/2 relative to this current, and the amplitude Vs of which is controllable in relation to a first upper limiting value V S maxc = Iij * Kc * XFC» and a second control value, the phase angle β of which has the value π/2 relative to this current, and the amplitude V s of which is controllable in relation to a second upper limiting value V S maxi = Iij * Ki * XFC- T e first upper limiting value in voltage, V S maxc» corresponds to a first upper limiting value Xcmaxc in impedance of a capacitive nature, Xcmaxc = Kc * XF a d the second upper limiting value in voltage, Vsmaxi ' corresponds to a second upper limiting value Xcmaxi i impedance of an inductive nature, Xcmaxi = Ki * XFC< the impedance X c of the controller equipment being controllable in relation to the first and second upper limiting values in impedance. In a manner known per se, a general expression for the total energy θ of an electromechanical system may be formed as the sum of its kinetic and potential energies. In the event that power oscillations occur in such a system, as a criterion for all of these oscillations to be damped it is further assumed that the total energy of the system under considera- tion during the damping process must decrease, that is, the time rate of change d(Φ)/dt of its energy is to fulfil the condition d(d)/dt < 0. Now, it proves to be advantageous, on the basis of the model described with reference to Figure 3, to consider the con¬ tribution from the controller equipment in such a way that half of the reactive power, which the controller equipment adds to the system, is added to the expression for the potential energy of the system. In this way, simple and uniform control laws are obtained, based on quantities in the power network at the connection points of the controller equipment in the power line, for damping power oscillations in the system for the embodiments of the controller equip¬ ment considered above. The time rate of change of the energy for these embodiments are calculated based on the expressions, derived above, for the supplied apparent powers S s i and Ssj . A calculation shows that in all the cases the expression for the time rate of change of the total energy contains a term of the form P s j^(θi - θj).That is to say, d(ύ)/dt is a function F of this term and, depending on which embodiment of the inven- tion is considered, the other variables included in the expressions for Psj and Qsj . d(ύ)/dt = F[P s j^(θi - θj), Qsj, Vi, Vj, r, b s , K cs ] (5) Simulation of power systems together with the embodiments of the controller equipment described above has shown that the term Psj ~ ^"(θi - θj) has the predominant influence in the expression of the time rate of change of the energy, and therefore it is advantageous to control controller equipment of the kind mentioned in the introductory part of the description in such a way that the condition Psj ~ ["(θi - θj) < 0 is fulfilled. Physically, this condition means that the controller equip¬ ment in dependence on the control order is to be brought to generate a voltage in the power line, which feeds an active power therein to counteract the changes in active power in the power line associated with power oscillations in the power system. The use of the above expressions of the power Psj for the described embodiments of the controller equipment and a calculation of values of the control parameters r, γ, κ cs and β for these such that the absolute value of d(d)/dt becomes maximal, result in the following control laws. In the first embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises a unified power flow controller, the following control law is formulated: if ~ πτ(θi - θj) < 0, set r = r ma χ and γ = -π/2 - (θi - θj (6a) if ^-(θi - θj) ≥ 0, set r = r ma χ and γ = π/2 - (θi - θj) (6b) This means that the voltage V ≤ is to be controlled in magni¬ tude, via the control order SO, to its upper limiting value whereas its angle relative to the voltage Vi at the first connection point is to be controlled so as to form either the angle π/2 or the angle -π/2 with the difference (θi - θ j ) of the phase angle for the voltage at the first and the voltage at the second connection point, respectively. In the second embodiment of the invention, when the con- troller equipment comprises a phase angle controller (PAR) , the following control law is formulated: if τ^-[sin(θi - θj)] < 0, set r = r ma χ and γ = -π/2 (7a) if ^[sin(θi - θj)] > 0, set r = r ma χ and γ = π/2 (7b) This means that the voltage V s is to be controlled in mag¬ nitude, via the control order SO, to its upper limiting value whereas its angle relative to the voltage Vi at the first connection point is to be controlled so as to form either the angle π/2 or the angle -π/2 with the voltage Vi. In the third embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises a controllable series capacitor CSC according to Figure 6A, the following control law is formulated: if ^[cos(θi - θj)] < 0, set Kcs = Kcs ax (8a') if ^[cos(θi - θj)] ≥ 0, set Kcs = Kcs m i n (8b') With the above relationship and definitions, this control law, at a given current ϊij and a given voltage Vi, may be reformulated to: if ^[cos(θi - θj)] < 0, set Xc = Xcmaxc = Kc * X FC (8a) if ^-[cos(θi - θj)] ≥ 0, set Xc = Xcminc = 0 (8b) This means that the series-capacitor equipment is to be controlled, via the control order SO, so as either to be completely disconnected or completely connected into the power line and that the voltage V s between the connection points, which always makes an angle β = - π/2 (Figure 2) with the current Iij through the capacitors, changes between a lower and an upper limiting value, the lower limiting value according to the above being equal to zero and the upper being equal to V S maxc = Iij * Kc * XFC• In the fourth embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises a controlled series capacitor CSC according to Figure 6B, the following control law is formulated in an analogous manner: if - [cos(θi - θj)] < 0, set Xc = Xcmaxc = Kc *XF β = -π/2 (9a) if —[cos(θi - θj)] > 0, set Xc = Xcminc = Ki *X FC , β = π/2 (9b) This means that the series capacitor equipment, via the control order SO and the phase angle control of the thyris¬ tor switching device, is to be controlled such that it either exhibits the chosen maximum impedance value of a capacitive nature or the chosen maximum impedance value of an inductive nature. The voltage V≤ between the connection points Ni and Nj is controlled via the control order SO so as to assume magnitudes equal to one of its respective first upper and second upper limiting values, and so as to make the angle - π/2 or the angle π/2, respectively, with the current ϊij . In the third embodiment according to Figure 6A, the factor Kc may assume discrete values whereas in the fourth embodi¬ ment according to Figure 6B the factors Kc and Ki may assume continuous values within intervals determined by the values of the impedances of the components included in the con- troller equipment. For all of the described embodiments, the control order is thus formed in dependence on the time rate of change of a function of the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle for the voltage of the first connection point and the phase angle for the voltage of the second connection point. This function may be ONE (equations 6a, 6b), the sine function (equations 7a, 7b) or the cosine function (equations 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b). It has also proved to be advantageous to modify the control laws according to equations 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a and 9b with a stability criterion meaning that the amplitude of the voltage Vs is brought to decrease with a decreasing value of the absolute value of the time rate of change -^-(θi - θ j ) of the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle for the voltage of the first connection point and the phase angle for the voltage of the connection point, and, in addition thereto, to allow intervention from the controller equipment only in those cases where the absolute value mentioned exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , I (~ θi - θj)| > D. The control order is then modified so as to bring the controller equipment to generate a voltage, whose amplitude is formed in dependence on a product of its upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the difference (θi - θj) . In the first embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises a unified power flow regulator (TJPFC) , the following control law can thus be formulated: if ^(θi - θj) < 0, set r = TD * r max and γ = -π/2 - (θi - θj) (6A) if ^(θi - θj) ≥ 0, set r = TD * r max and γ = π/2 - (θi - θj) (6B) where TD assumes the value which is the greater of the value ONE and of the value of the absolute value of the time rate (— (θi - θj)|}. In the second embodiment of the invention, when the controller equipment comprises a phase angle regulator (PAR) , the following control law can thus be formulated: if ^-[sin(θi - θj) ] < 0, set r = TD*r max and γ = -π/2 (7A) if ^-[sin(θi - θj)] ≥ 0, set r = TD*r max and γ = π/2 (7B) where TD is defined in the same way as above. In the third embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises series-capacitor equipment according to the embodiment according to Figure 6A, the following control law can thus be formulated: If ^-[cos(θi - θj)] < 0, set X c = TD*Kc*X F c (8A) If ^[cos( i - qj) ] ≥ 0, set X c = 0 (8B) where TD is defined in the same way as above. In the fourth embodiment of capacitor equipment according to Figure 6B, the following control law can thus be formulated: If ^[cos(θi - θj)] < 0, set X c = TD*Kc * X FC , β = -π/2 (9A) If ^tcos(θi - θj)] ≥ 0, set Xc = TD*Ki*X FC , β = π/2 (9B) where TD is defined in the same way as above. Figure 7 illustrates in the form of a flow diagram an imple- mentation of the control law according to equations 6A, 6B in the first embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises a unified power flow regulator (UPFC) . In figure 7 and in Figures 8, 9A and 9B described below, designations of quantities are used which occur in the power network, such as θi, θj, γ, r, X c , Xpc- Further, the control order SO is expressed in quantities related to the power network. However, the controller equipment CE is, of course, adapted to operate with measured values and signals corre¬ sponding to these quantities and it is to be understood that these measured values and signals, to simplify the presenta¬ tion, in these figures have been given the same designations as the quantities to which they correspond. The controller equipment CE comprises an input member INP adapted, in dependence on the measured values Yn of the quantities sensed in the power network, to calculate, in some manner known per se, the phase deviation (θi - θj) , that is, the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle for the voltage Vi of the first nodal point and the phase angle for the voltage V j of the second nodal point, as well as the time rate of change ^( i - θj) of the phase deviation and the absolute value | (^ (θi - θj)| of this rate of change. The absolute value of the rate of change is compared in the control member CTRL with a chosen rate of change limit value D and in the event that the absolute value of the rate of change is smaller than or equal to this rate of change limit value, no change of the control order is made. If, on the other hand, the absolute value of the rate of change is greater than this rate of change limit value, a check of the sign of the rate of change is performed in the control member. This is illustrated in the figure by a switch SI in this case closing and supplying the rate of change to two comparing circuits for this sign determination. In the event that the rate of change is greater than zero, a control order SO is generated, which in some way known per se brings the controller equipment, that is, in this embodiment the converter CONV2 via the transformer T2 (Figure 4), to generate in the power line L a voltage V s with the relative amplitude r = TD * r ma and the angle γ = π/2 - (θi - θ j ) with the voltage Vi. The amplitude r is determined by the product of the upper limiting value r m ax for the relative amplitude and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation. The formation of the relative amplitude r is illustrated in the figure by the value of the absolute value of the rate of change, in a limiting circuit LIM limited to the value ONE, in the form of a value TD is supplied to a multiplier Ml, where it is multiplied by the value of r ax which is also supplied to the multiplier. In the event that the rate of change is smaller than zero, a control order SO is generated which brings the controller equipment to generate in the power line a voltage Vs with the relative amplitude r = TD * r raa χ and the angle γ = -π/2 - (θi - θj) with the voltage Vj.. A switch S2, which in the position shown in the figure connects the absolute value, limited in amplitude, of the rate of change to the multiplier Ml, but in reversed position connects a value ONE thereto, illustrates the case where the control law is generated without considering the stability criterion, in which case the relative amplitude is always given the value r max . Figure 8 illustrates in the form of a flow diagram an implementation of the control law according to equations 7A,7B in the second embodiment of the invention, when the controller equipment comprises a phase angle regulator (PAR) . The controlling equipment and the flow diagram accor¬ ding to which this equipment is operating are, in this embo¬ diment, arranged in a way similar to that described with reference to Figure 7. However, the input member INP in this embodiment is adapted, in dependence on the measured values Yn, in some manner known per se to derive, in addition to the phase deviation and the absolute value of the rate of change of the phase deviation, also the sine function sin(θi - θj) for the phase deviation and the time rate of change ^[sin(θi - θj) ] of this sine function, whereby, in the event that the absolute value of the rate of change of the phase deviation is greater than the rate of change limit value D, the control order is formed in dependence on the sign of the rate of change of the sine function of the phase deviation. Further, the voltage v s , generated in the power line L via the transformer T4 (Figure 5) , with the relative amplitude r = TD * r x is controllable with respect to its phase angle to either the angle γ = π/2 or the angle γ = -π/2 with the voltage Vi. Figure 9A illustrates in the form of a flow diagram an implementation of the control law according to equations 8A, 8B in the third embodiment of the invention, when the controller equipment comprises series-capacitor equipment according to the embodiment according to Figure 6A. The controlling equipment and the flow diagram according to which this equipment is operating are, in this embodiment, arranged in a way similar to that described with reference to Figure 8, however with the difference that, instead of the sine function of the phase deviation, the cosine function cosine(θi - θj) thereof and the time rate of change thereof are utilized. Since in this case the controller equipment is controllable by influencing its impedance Xc, the generation of the control order in the figure is shown as an order for a certain value X c of this impedance. In the event that the absolute value of the rate of change of the phase deviation is smaller than or equal to the rate of change limit value D, the impedance of the controller equip- ment is set at its minimum value, in this case equal to zero. In the event that the absolute value of the rate of change of the phase deviation is greater than the rate of change limit value D, the impedance of the controller equipment, in dependence on the sign of the rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation, is set either at a minimum value equal to zero or at a value where the amplification factor Kc has an analog function with the value r max according to Figures 7-8. When the factor TD at low amplitudes of the power oscillation may assume values < 1, this means that, in the event that the rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation is smaller than zero, only a certain part of the controll¬ able part of the controller equipment is to be connected to the power line. In this embodiment, a distributor unit DIST is comprised in the control member and adapted, in some manner known per se and in dependence on the requested value of the impedance Xc, to modify the control order SO to a discrete control order SO', which influences the switching members SWl, SW2 and SW3 in such a way that that combination of capacitors C1-C3 is connected which provides an impedance value nearest the requested value Xc, such that the diffe¬ rence between the impedance exhibited by the controller equipment and the value of the impedance requested by the controlling equipment is minimized. This is illustrated in the figure by a relationship SO-SO' depicted as a stepped function. Figure 9B illustrates in the form of a flow diagram an implementation of the control law according to equations 9A, 9B in the fourth embodiment of the invention, when the con¬ troller equipment comprises series-capacitor equipment according to Figure 6B. The controlling equipment and the flow diagram according to which this equipment is operating are, in this embodiment, arranged in a way similar to that described with reference to Figure 9A, however with the difference that, in the event that the absolute value of the rate of change of the phase deviation is greater than the rate of change limit value D, the impedance of the controller equipment, in dependence on the sign of the rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation, is set either at a value X c = TD*Kc*X F c with an angle β = - π/2 or at a value X c = TD*Ki*X F c with an angle β = p/2. The product TD * Kc is formed in a multiplier Ml and the product TD * Ki in a multiplier M2. The relationship SO - SO' in the distributor unit DIST is in this case illustrated by a linear function which may assume both positive and negative values, indicating that the voltage generated in the power line by the controller equipment may shift phase positions between the values - π/2 and π/2. The quantities Yn sensed in the power network, of which measured values are supplied to the input member INP arranged in the controlling equipment, may, for example, consist of power values, current and voltage values or direct sensings of the phase angles θi and θj , whereby the input member is adapted, in some manner known to the person skilled in the art, in dependence on these quantities and on known network data, to calculate the desired phase deviation (θi - θj) between the voltages Vi and Vj at the first and second connection points, as well as the time rate of change ^ ■ (θi - θj) of the phase deviation and the absolute value of this rate of change. Figure 10 shows as an example of how the phase deviation may be formed from sensed values of voltages and of active power. The figure is the same as Figure 1, but with the difference that in Figure 10 there are marked the active power p.. which flows in a direction from the first nodal point Nl into the first connection point Ni, the active power P • which flows from the connection point JP through the current generator CG, and the active power Pi which flows from the connection point JP through the voltage generator VG in a direction towards the second connection point Nj . The following applies: P.- j = P • + P^. (10a) For the first and for the second embodiment of the invention, the following is obtained from equation la and generally known expressions from electrotechnology P i:j = rb s ViVjsin(θi - θj + γ) + b s ViVjsin(θi - θ j ) (10b) The quantities Yn which are sensed in the power network are in this case the active power P^ • at the first connection point and the voltages Vi and Vj at respectively the first and the second connection point. The quantities r and γ are known from the latest value of the control order whereas the quantity bs is known from manufacturing data for the con¬ troller equipment. The input member INP may thus be adapted in some manner known per se to calculate the difference (θi - θj) from equation 10b. For the third and fourth embodiments of the invention the following applies: P • = 0 and P jH = ViVjsin(θi - Θj)/(X C - X s ) (10c) The quantities Yn which are sensed in the power network are in this case the same as in the first and second embodiments of the invention. The quantity Xc is known from the latest value of the control order whereas the quantity X s = l/b s is known from manufacturing data or measured data for the con- troller equipment. The invention is not limited to the embodiments shown but a plurality of modifications are feasible within the scope of the inventive concept. Thus, for example, the input member and the control member may be designed wholly or partially as hard-wired, analogically or digitally operating circuits, designed for this particular purpose, or by a microprocessor programmed according to the principles indicated in Figures 7-9. In this connection, of course, also the input unit and the control member may be wholly or partially integrated with each other. The current generator CG may, especially in the first embodiment of the invention, be arranged controllable in that the converter CONVl may be arranged to influence the voltage at the connection point JP in a way corresponding to that for equipment for static compensation of reactive power (SVC). As a measure of the intervention of the controller equip¬ ment, the relative amplitude r may alternately, and in particular in the second embodiment of the invention, be replaced by the angle Φ made by the voltage Vi' with the voltage Vi (Figure 2) . In the third embodiment described with reference to Figure 6A, the series-capacitor equipment may, of course, comprise fewer or more capacitors Cl, C2, C3, C4 ..., each one with an associated switching member SWl, SW2, SW3, SW4, .... The controller equipment may also be arranged at or near one of the nodal points of the power network, for example the first one, in which case the impedance between this nodal point and the first connection point facing the nodal point becomes low or negligible. The difference (θi - θj) between the phase angles for the voltages at the connection points may then in certain cases, from a practical point of view, be replaced by the difference (θi - θj) between the phase angles for the voltages at the first nodal point and the second connection point. The control laws according to the invention are based on local values of sensed quantitites in the power network, which values currently occur at the controller equipment. In this way and by the application of the control laws to pieces of controller equipment serially connected in the power line, a fast and cos -effect damping of the power oscillations of the mentioned kind can be achieved.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. A device for control of controller equipment (FDV) intended for serial connection between a first and a second connection point (Ni, Nj respectively) in a power line (L) in an electric power network for alternating current, wherein the controller equipment is adapted, in dependence on a supplied control order (SO, SO'), to serially generate in the power line (L) a voltage (V s ) for the purpose of damping power oscillations in the power line, characterized in that it comprises a controlling equipment (CE) which, in dependence on quantities (Yn) sensed in the power network, forms a phase deviation (θi - θ j ) as the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle (θi) for the voltage (Vi) at the first connection point and the phase angle (θj) for the voltage (Vj) at the second connection point, and, in dependence on the time rate of change of a function of the phase deviation, forms the control order such that it brings the controller equipment to generate a voltage in the power line, which feeds therein an active power counteracting changes in active power in the power line which are associated with the power oscillations 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the voltage generated by the controller equipment is controllable with respect to its amplitude in relation to a first upper limiting value (V S maχ) and with respect to its phase angle (γ) relative to the voltage at the first connection point, characterized in that the controlling equipment, ir the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation <~[ (θi - θj ) ) exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to generate a voltage, the amplitude of which is formed in dependence on the first upper limiting value and the phase angle (γ) of which is equal to the difference of -π/2 and the phase deviation if the time rate of change of the phase deviation is smaller than zero, and equal to the difference of π/2 and the phase deviation if the time rate of change of the phase deviation is greater than zero. 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the voltage- generated by the controller equipment is controllable with respect to its amplitude in relation to a first upper limiting value (V S maχ) and its phase angle (γ) relative to the voltage at the first connection point may assume either of the values -π/2 and π/2, characterized in that the controlling equipment, if the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation (^τ(θi - θ ) ) exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to generate a voltage, the amplitude of which is formed in dependence on the first upper limiting value and the phase angle (γ) of which is equal to -π/2 if the time rate of change of the sine function for the phase deviation (—[sin(θi - θ j ) ] ) is smaller than zero, and equal to π/2 if the time rate of change of the sine function of the phase deviation is greater than zero. 4. A device according to any of claims 2-3, characterized in that the controlling equipment forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to generate a voltage, the amplitude of which is formed in dependence on a product of the first upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation. 5. A device according to any of claims 2-3, characterized in that the controlling equipment forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to generate a voltage with the amplitude equal to said first upper limiting value. 6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the voltage generated by the controller equipment, at a given current (Iij) through the power line (L) at the first connection point, may assume a first control value, the phase angle (β) of which has the value -π/2 relative to said current, and a second control value, the phase angle (β) of which has the value π/2 relative to said current, and the amplitudes of which are controllable in relation to a first upper limiting value (Vsmaxc) and to a second upper limiting value (V S maxi) respectively, characterized in that the controlling equipment, if the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation ( ~ ^r(θi - θj)) exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to generate a voltage equal to the first control value, with an amplitude formed in dependence on the first upper limiting value, if the time rate of change of the cosine function (~ [cos(θi - θ j ) ] ) for the phase deviation is smaller than zero, and equal to the second control value, with an amplitude formed in dependence on the second limiting value if the time rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation is greater than zero. 7. A device according to claim 6, characterized in that the amplitude of the first control value is formed in dependence on a product of the first upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation, and the amplitude of the second control value is formed in dependence on a product of the second upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation. 8. A device according to any of claims 6-7, characterized in that the first upper limiting value is a function of said current, a chosen reactance value (XFC) anu - a first amplification factor (K c ) , and the second upper limiting value is a function of said current, the chosen reactance value and a second amplification factor (Ki) . 9. A device according to any of claims 6-8, characterized in that the controlling equipment forms a control order which brings the amplitude of the second control value to zero. 10. A device for control of controller equipment (FDV) intended for serial connection between a first and a second connection point (Ni, Nj respectively) in a power line (L) in an electric power network for alternating current," for the purpose of damping power oscillations in the power line by means of variation of the impedance of the controller equipment, wherein the controller equipment comprises a series capacitor (C4) , and, connected in parallel therewith, a series connection comprising a reactor (TCL) and a thyristor switching device (TSW) , whereby by phase angle control of the reactor in dependence on a control order (SO, SO') supplied thereto, the impedance (X c ) of the controller equipment is controllable in relation to a first upper limiting value (Xcmaxc) of a capacitive nature and in relation to a second upper limiting value (Xcmaxi) of an inductive nature, characterized in that it comprises controlling equipment (CE) which, in dependence on quanti¬ ties (Yn) sensed in the power network, forms a phase deviation (θi - θj) as the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle (θi) for the voltage (Vi) at the first connection point and the phase angle (θj) for the voltage (Vj) at the second connection point, and forms the control order such that, if the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation ( ~ T(θi - θj) ) exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , it brings the controller equipment to exhibit an impedance of a capacitive nature, formed in dependence on the first upper limiting value, if the time rate of change of the cosine function ( ~ [cos(θi - θ j )])of the phase deviation is smaller than zero, and to exhibit an impedance of an inductive nature, formed in dependence on the second upper limiting value, if the time rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation is greater than zero. 11. A device according to claim 10, characterized in that the controlling equipment causes the controller equipment to exhibit an impedance of a capacitive nature, formed in dependence on a product of the first upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation, and an impedance of an inductive nature, formed in dependence on a product of the upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation, respectively. 12. A device according to any of claims 10-11, characterized in that the first upper limiting value is a product of a chosen reactance value (XFC) and a first ampli- fication factor (Kc) , and that the second upper limiting value is a product of the chosen reactance value and a second amplification factor (Ki) . 13. A device for control of controller equipment (FDV) which is connected serially between a first and a second connec¬ tion point (Ni, Nj respectively) in a power line (L) in an electric power network for alternating current, for the purpose of damping power oscillations in the power line by means of variation of the impedance of the controller equip- ment, wherein the controller equipment comprises a number of mutually series-connected capacitors (Cl, C2, C3, ...), each one connected in parallel with a switching member (SWl, SW2, S 3, ...), whereby, by means of, respectively, connection in the power line and bypassing of said capacitors via the switching members, in dependence on a control order (SO, SO') supplied thereto, the impedance (X c ) of the controller equipment may assume an upper limiting value (Xcmaxc), which is a product of a chosen reactance value (XFC) and an ampli¬ fication factor (Kc) , and a lower limiting value equal to zero, characterized in that, in dependence on quantities (Yn) sensed in the power line, a phase deviation (θi - θj) is formed as the difference (θi - θj) of the phase angle (θi) of the voltage (Vi) at the first connection point and the phase angle (θj ) of the voltage (Vj ) at the second connection point, and that, if the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation - θj ) ) exceeds a chosen rate of change limit value (D) , the control order causes the controller equipment to exhibit an impedance formed in dependence on the upper limiting value, if the time rate of change of the cosine function (^ ■ [cos(θi - θ ) ] ) of the phase deviation is smaller than zero, and to exhibit an impedance equal to the lower limi- ting value if the time rate of change of the cosine function of the phase deviation is greater than zero. 14. A device according to claim 13, characterized in that the controlling equipment forms a control order which causes the controller equipment to exhibit an impedance, formed in dependence on a product of the upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation. 15. A device according to claim 14, characterized in that the controlling equipment causes the controller equipment to exhibit an impedance which minimizes the difference between this and the impedance which is formed in dependence on the product of the upper limiting value and the absolute value of the time rate of change of the phase deviation.

Inventors: NOROOZIAN MOJTABA, NOROOZIAN, MOJTABA
Applicants: ASEA BROWN BOVERI, ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB
Application year: 1996
Main classification: H02J3
IPC codes: G05F1, H02J3