VSC Fault Protection

VSC Fault Protection The objective is to design and test a power system protection scheme that combines voltage and possible measurements from different locations in or near a wind farm to locate faults. A brand new method to detect the fault before it occures

Project Learning
This project will use the methods designed by Shashidhar Reddy Sathu to help us progress through the project. The team will have to research Shashidhar Reddy Sathu’s master’s thesis to better understand the project as a whole and how to implement the team’s new design method. Programs such as RTDS, RSCAD and PSCAD/EMTDC will need to be learned to test the new design.

Project background
Type 4 WTG & Type 3 WTG

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine

Excitation Permanent Magnets

The Prime mover --- torque production

Squirrel Cage Induction Machine

Active Machine Side Converter

Firing controls the real and reactive power

Team introduction
Member

Bryan Ortiz, Thomas Nitchman, Yue Li, Ding Mao, Zhiyan Zhou

Mentor

Dr. Brian K. Johnson

Sponsor

Dr. Normann Fischer, SEL Research & Development