AbstractsEngineering
Wind Power Integration and Operational Challenges
| Institution: | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
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| Department: | |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Keywords: | Engineering and Technology; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Management; Teknik och teknologier; Naturresursteknik; Miljöledning; Energy Systems; Energisystem; Natural Sciences; Computer and Information Science; Software Engineering; Naturvetenskap; Data- och informationsvetenskap; Programvaruteknik |
| Posted: | 02/05/2017 |
| Record ID: | 2116067 |
| Full text PDF: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189050 |
Abstract
The climate crisis has caused many countries around the world to invest in large amounts of renewable energy. To be able to handle the intrinsic unreliability and geographic de- pendency of many renewable energy sources, HVDC technology is considered due to its low cost when transferring electricity across great distances. Traditional AC grids are controlled with 15-minute intervals at control centers, but HVDC grids require a faster control due to more power fluctuations within the grid. The aim of this project was to propose an architecture for a gateway in a control center for an HVDC grid. The gateway was programmed in C and C++ and the data was sent using UDP packets. Testing of the gateway was done using a real-time simulation of an HVDC grid. The data was sent with intervals smaller than a second which satisfied the speed requirements for this project. A gateway like the one developed in this project can be implemented at control centers to display and process data and to improve the overall reliability of an HVDC grid.
