Residual Ground Fault Detector for Bipolar LVDC Grids: A Novel Approach towards Selective Protection

LVDC Distribution systems are becoming popular due to the avenue of integrating renewable energy sources on a large scale. Predominant DC based power system architecture has been predicted to serve the needs of a sustainable society that holds the capability to self-generate, share, and trade power produced from renewable energy sources. Bottom ...

DC link capacity enhancement for dynamic operation of back-to-back modular multilevel converters

With the increasing appearance of DC loads and DC sources in the MVAC distribution grids, the need for DC power systems is getting more and more pronounced. As a result, the MMC has become a promising and innovative technology that can serve as the interface between a DC and AC network. The MMC-based MVDC distribution link is one of the...

Distributed optimal power flow in a dc distribution system: Step towards smarter energy management

Rise in distributed energy resources has prompted a shift in the way electricity market operators function. Traditionally, centralized optimization techniques are used by such operators to plan for economic dispatches of power tominimize the overall operational costs and increase system social welfare. Due to the dispersed nature of renewable...

Electricity market design requirements for DC distribution systems

DC distribution systems (DCDS) connect local generators and loads directly. By avoiding unnecessary losses in AC-DC conversion, DCDS offers higher energy efficiency. Since different parties in a DCDS may have conflicting goals, matching between power supply and demand should be done with carefully designed allocation rules and monetary transfers...