In South Korea, the East Coast and Chungnam regions are interconnected to the metropolitan area by 765 kV and 345 kV AC transmission networks. In parallel, large-capacity Line-Commutated Converter (LCC) HVDC scheme links nearby generation clusters to ...
In South Korea, the East Coast and Chungnam regions are interconnected to the metropolitan area by 765 kV and 345 kV AC transmission networks. In parallel, large-capacity Line-Commutated Converter (LCC) HVDC scheme links nearby generation clusters to major load centers. Currently, the Bukdangjin–Godeok HVDC is in commercial operation, while the Donghaean–Singapyeong and Donghaean–Dongseoul HVDC systems are under construction. Given this combined AC-DC configuration, inter-area low-frequency power oscillation modes are therefore likely to exist between the two regions.
To analyze these AC-system modes, Python-based code was developed to estimate modes from ringdown responses following AC faults. Using this approach, system modes around 0.48 Hz and 0.50 Hz were identified. In particular, a slowly damped inter-area mode with a frequency of 0.48 Hz and a damping ratio below 5 % was observed.
To mitigate this inter-area mode by leveraging nearby large-capacity LCC-HVDC, a low-frequency oscillation (LFO) damping controller for a current sourced HVDC was developed based on a conventional Power System Stabilizer (PSS) structure. For frequency-domain analysis and initial parameter derivation, an AC system model was formulated using the identified modal information and the generator swing equations. This was integrated with an approximated HVDC control model to represent the plant, from which an open-loop transfer function including the LFO damping controller was derived. Python scripts were then utilized to calculate and analyze the key controller parameters.
The performance of the LFO damping controller, initialized with these parameters, was evaluated through Phasor-Domain Transient (PDT) simulations. The damping effect was verified by comparing generator rotor angle oscillations between the East Coast and Chungnam regions, with and without the controller. Furthermore, to validate the controller performance with a detailed Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) framework, a PDT–EMT hybrid simulation environment was established. These studies collectively demonstrate the effectiveness of the HVDC-based LFO damping controller.