Negative sequence current and reactive power comprehensive compensation for freight railway considering the impact of DFIGs

Abstract

To solve the power quality problems caused by freight railways in weak grids with high penetration of wind generation, this paper proposes a comprehensive control method for negative sequence current (NSC) suppression and reactive power compensation. Firstly, a co-phase traction power supply system (CTPSS) is introduced, and its compensation principle is analyzed. Secondly, to bring a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) into full play in suppressing voltage unbalance (VU) in the grid, a VU compensation model of stator is developed. Moreover, a comprehensive compensation method is presented to achieve the dynamic compensation of VU and reactive power. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated using a simulation, which can fully solve the power quality issues and effectively reduce the capacity of the CTPSS.