Analysis of very fast transients using black box macromodels in ATP-EMTP

James, Jonathan, Albano, Maurizio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-4299, Clark, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1090-2361, Guo, Dongsheng and Haddad, Abderrahmane (Manu) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4153-6146 2020. Analysis of very fast transients using black box macromodels in ATP-EMTP. Energies 13 (3) , 698. 10.3390/en13030698

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Abstract

Modelling for very fast transients (VFTs) requires good knowledge of the behaviour of gas insulated substation (GIS) components when subjected to high frequencies. Modelling usually takes the form of circuit-based insulation coordination type studies, in an effort to determine the maximum overvoltages and waveshapes present around the system. At very high frequencies, standard transmission line modelling assumptions may not be valid. Therefore, the approach to modelling of these transients must be re-evaluated. In this work, the high frequency finite element analysis (FEA) was used to enhance circuit-based models, allowing direct computation of parameters from geometric and material characteristics. Equivalent models that replicate a finite element model’s frequency response for bus-spacer and 90° elbow components were incorporated in alternative transients program-electromagnetic transients program (ATP-EMTP) using a pole-residue equivalent circuit derived following rational fitting using the well-established and robust method of vector fitting (VF). A large model order is often required to represent this frequency dependent behaviour through admittance matrices, leading to increased computational burden. Moreover, while highly accurate models can be derived, the data extracted from finite element solutions can be non-passive, leading to instability when included in time domain simulations. A simple method of improved stability for FEA derived responses along with a method for identification of a minimum required model order for stability of transient simulations is proposed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Additional Information:	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	1996-1073
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 February 2020
Date of Acceptance:	3 February 2020
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 02:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129502

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