Frequency response analysis (FRA) has been widely accepted as a diagnostic tool for power transformer winding deformation faults. Typically, both amplitude-frequency and phase-frequency signatures are obtained by an FRA analyzer. However, most existing FRA analyzers use only the information on amplitude-frequency signature, while phase-frequency information is neglected. It is also found that in some cases, the diagnostic results obtained by FRA amplitude-frequency signatures do not comply with some hard evidence. This paper introduces a winding deformation diagnostic method based on the analysis of binary images obtained from FRA signatures to improve FRA outcomes. The digital image processing technique is used to process the binary image and obtain a diagnostic indicator, to arrive at an outcome for interpreting winding faults with improved accuracy. INDEX TERMS Frequency response analysis, power transformers, windings, binary image, fault identification.
Modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based high-voltage direct current (HVDC) grid is a promising technology for multiple offshore wind farms (OWFs) to form interconnected offshore grids. However, in the MMC-HVdc grid, the converter terminals connecting the OWFs could only be passively pre-charged by the ones connecting active ac networks via the dc lines during the start-up process. Under this condition, the start-up process of HVdc grid of the passive-side converters becomes significantly complicated. This paper, considering an HVdc grid integrating multiple passive-side converters, investigates its start-up process with three main contributions: 1) a modified nearest level modulation (NLM) method is proposed for the passive-side converters to mitigate the inrush currents after they are deblocked; 2) based on the dc-side equivalent models, the inter-converter resonances and oscillations between the passive-side converters are analyzed after they are deblocked, and; 3) an oscillation damping controller is proposed to provide the electrical damping of inter-converter oscillations between the passive-side converters. The simulation results in PSCAD/EMTDC from a four-terminal MMC-HVDC grid with two terminals connecting the OWFs verify the effectiveness of the proposed start-up control schemes.INDEX TERMS HVDC grid, modular multilevel converter (MMC), start-up control, inrush currents, inter-converter oscillations.
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T iTerminal4) SM Sub-module HB Half-bridge CB Circuit breaker VSC Voltage source converter MMC Modular multilevel converter HVDC High-voltage direct current PTP Point-to-point NLM Nearest level modulation SCR Short circuit ratio PCC Point of common coupling MTDC Multi-terminal HVDC The associate editor coordinating the review of this manuscript and approving it for publication was Ahmad Elkhateb.
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