An MTU team of researchers were awarded the Best Paper Award in the Power Systems and Smart Grid Section at the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Conference (IECON)!
All ICC members of the Best Paper Award team are ECE faculty in the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) subcenter, including Flavio Costa, Chee-Wooi Ten, and Dan Fuhrmann! Other members of the team include Trever Hassell (ECE), Wayne Weaver (MAE), Fernando Ponta (MAE), and graduate students Shipra Tiwari (ECE), Pedro A. de Alcântara (ECE), Rishin Patra (ECE), and Vitor G. Jordao (Mechatronics).
The paper, titled “From Theory to Practice: Validating a High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Experimental Setup for Traveling Wave Analysis”, presents an experimental investigation of traveling wave phenomena in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, aiming to advance the understanding and application of traveling wave-based fault detection and protection technologies. The findings will contribute to the development of more reliable and efficient protective devices for HVDC networks, ensuring stable power transmission.
Read the abstract below and congratulations to everyone on the team!
This paper presents an experimental investigation of traveling wave phenomena in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, aiming to advance the understanding and application of traveling wave-based fault detection and protection technologies. A low-scale HVDC experimental setup was developed, incorporating a 3 km DC cable connected to diode-based rectifiers, IGBT-based inverters, and associated control and measurement systems. The setup enables the controlled application of faults, allowing for the detailed observation of traveling wave propagation under various fault conditions. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the setup in replicating real-world conditions and demonstrate the potential of traveling wave analysis for improving fault location accuracy and the speed of response in HVDC systems. The findings will contribute to the development of more reliable and efficient protective devices for HVDC networks, ensuring stable power transmission.