Browsing by Author "Prieto Araujo, Eduardo"
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A comparison of power conversion systems for modular battery-based energy storage systems
Díaz González, Francisco; Heredero Peris, Daniel; Pagès Giménez, Marc; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Sumper, Andreas (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-02-07)
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Open AccessA modular battery-based energy storage system is composed by several battery packs distributed among different modules or parts of a power conversion system (PCS). The design of such PCS can be diverse attending to different ... -
A novel methodology for effective short-circuit calculation in offshore wind power plants considering converter limitations
Song, Jie; Cheah Mañé, Marc; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2022-10-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper deals with the short-circuit calculation of offshore wind power plants (OWPPs). The short-circuit calculation presented in this paper assumes the studied system achieves a new equilibrium state during the fault. ... -
AC fault ride through in MMC-based HVDC systems
Dadjo Tavakoli, Saman; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-01-01)
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Open AccessVSC-HVDC systems are being increasingly employed in the power systems. The recently installed HVDC systems have a power capacity similar to traditional power plants. Hence, they are expected to have a similar behaviour as ... -
AC/DC systems interconnected by power converters: Modelling and practical aspects
Arévalo Soler, Josep; Sánchez Sánchez, Enric; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo (2021)
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Open AccessThe paper addresses the modelling of AC/DC systems interconnected by power converters. A non-linear model including three AC subsystems and two multiterminal DC systems interconnected by power converters are modelled in ... -
Admittance study of grid-connected VSCs for harmonic oscillatory instabilities
Sainz Sapera, Luis; Monjo, Luis; Cheah Mañé, Marc; Liang, Jun; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo (2019-09-17)
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Open AccessVoltage source converters (VSCs) can reduce damping of grid-connected VSC systems at harmonic resonances, leading to system instability. The conductance of the VSC admittance can be shaped selecting appropriate VSC parameter ... -
An Improved hybrid DC circuit breaker with self-adaptive fault current limiting capability
Lyu, Huijie; He, Jiawei; Li, Bin; Li, Ye; Westerman Spier, Daniel; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-04-01)
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Open AccessThe effective fault current limiting is very significant for the dc distribution system. However, the traditional dc fault current limiting method, i.e., directly installing dc reactor, may trigger negative impacts the ... -
Analysis of equilibrium points and optimal grid support of grid-forming modular multilevel converter for balanced and unbalanced faults
Westerman Spier, Daniel; Collados Rodríguez, Carlos; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Elsevier, 2023-11-01)
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Open AccessThis short-communication presents a steady-state analysis of a grid-forming Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) providing optimal voltage support to the AC network under normal and constrained conditions. The analysis is ... -
Analysis of MMC energy-based control structures for VSC-HVDC links
Sánchez Sánchez, Enric; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Junyent Ferré, Adrià; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-02-06)
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Anàlisi dinàmica de xarxes multiterminal HVDC-VSC per al transport d'energia elèctrica en corrent continu en parcs eòlics marins
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-02)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEl projecte presenta un mètode d'anàlisi dinàmica per al disseny del control droop emprat en les xarxes multiterminal d'alta tensió en corrent continu HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) que interconnecten parcs eòlics ... -
Centralised and distributed optimization for aggregated flexibility services provision
Olivella Rosell, Pol; Lloret Gallego, Pau; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Ferrer San José, Ricard; Barja Martínez, Sara; Ottesen, Stig Odegaard; Villafafila Robles, Roberto; Sumper, Andreas (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-07-01)
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Open AccessThe recent deployment of distributed battery units in prosumer premises offer new opportunities for providing aggregated flexibility services to both distribution system operators and balance responsible parties. The ... -
Control design and fault handling performance of MMC for MMC-based DC distribution system
Muhammad, Fazal; Rasheed, Haroon; Westerman Spier, Daniel; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-11-24)
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Open AccessModular multilevel converters (MMCs) have emerged as a viable choice in future DC grid architectures due to their scalability to meet voltage level requirements. However, MMC-based DC distribution systems are at risk of ... -
Control design of dynamic virtual power plants: An adaptived divide-and-conquer approach
Häberle, Verena; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Dörfler, Florian (2022-09)
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Open AccessIn this paper, we present a novel control approach for dynamic virtual power plants (DVPPs). In particular, we consider a group of heterogeneous distributed energy resources (DERs) which collectively provide desired dynamic ... -
Control design of Modular Multilevel Converters in normal and AC fault conditions for HVDC grids
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Junyent Ferré, Adrià; Collados Rodríguez, Carlos; Clariana Colet, Gerard; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2017-11)
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Open AccessThis paper describes a control design strategy of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications to operate during normal and AC fault conditions. First, a steady state analysis of ... -
Control of modular multilevel converters under singular unbalanced voltage conditions with equal positive and negative sequence components
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Junyent Ferré, Adrià; Clariana Colet, Gerard; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2017-05-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper focuses on the control of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) for High Voltage DC (HVDC) applications during unbalanced AC grid voltage sags where positive and negative sequence voltages are equal. The control ... -
Coordinated control design of the voltage and current loop of a current flow controller for meshed HVDC grids
Sau Bassols, Joan; Ferrer San José, Ricard; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2017)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper is focused in the control design of a DC/DC Current Flow Controller (CFC) for meshed HVDC grids. It proposes a control design methodology based on an outer current loop to ... -
Dc voltage droop control design for mmc-based multiterminal hvdc grids
Dadjo Tavakoli, Saman; Sánchez Sánchez, Enric; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-01-20)
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Open AccessThis article addresses the design of the DC voltage droop control in modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based multiterminal HVDC grids. First, two energy-based control approaches, namely classic and cross control, are ... -
DC voltage droop control design for multiterminal HVDC systems considering AC and DC grid dynamics
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Egea Àlvarez, Agustí; Fekriasl, Sajjad; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2016-04-01)
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Open AccessThis paper focuses on the droop-based dc voltage control design for multiterminal VSC-HVDC grid systems, considering the ac and the dc system dynamics. The droop control design relies on detailed linearized models of the ... -
Decentralized control of a nine-phase permanent magnet generator for offshore wind turbines
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Junyent Ferré, Adrià; Lavemia Ferrer, David; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2015-09-01)
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Open AccessThis paper presents a decentralized current control approach for a nine-phase wind turbine generator. This type of generator has three different three-phase stators sharing the same machine yoke and connected to the grid ... -
Definition of scenarios for modern power systems with a high renewable energy share
Collados Rodríguez, Carlos; Antolí Gil, Eduard; Sánchez Sánchez, Enric; Girona Badia, Jaume; Albernaz Lacerda Freitas, Vinícius; Cheah Mañé, Marc; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2023-02-28)
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Open AccessRecent environmental policies have led academic, industrial, and governmental stakeholders to plan scenarios with a high share of renewable energy sources (RES), to ensure that future energy systems, composed mostly of ... -
Design and implementation of an LCL DC/DC converter prototype for DC grids
Ferrer San José, Ricard; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol; Colas, Frederic; Marin, Daniel; Guillaud, Xavier; Hajian, Masood; Nguefeu, Samuel (2017)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper is focused on the design and implementation of an LCL DC/DC converter prototype. This inductor-capacitor-inductor (LCL) topology offers some promising properties as fault tolerant capability for DC grids, being ...