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A Virtual Power Quality Test Lab Victor Wong Senior Vice President, Transmission Sarawak Energy Berhad Slide 2 Real Time Power System Simulator Powerful parallel processing hardware and custom I/O Advanced and comprehensive user interface Extensive, well proven power and control system component libraries Large scale real time simulations True hard real time response for closed-loop testing Control system testing - HVDC, SVC, FACTS... Protective relay testing - line, transformer, busbar, generator... Smart grid applications (eg IEC 61850) Distributed generation - wind, solar, fuel cells... 2Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 3 Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) For more information on RTDS http://www.rtds.com http://www.rtds.com RTDS Technologies Inc, Canada Slide 4 RTDS Simulator Software RSCAD Software Suite RSCAD provides the ability to set up simulations, control, and modify system parameters during a simulation, data acquisition, and result analysis. The modules of the RSCAD Software Suite include: FileManager, Draft, Tline, Cable, RunTime, MultiPlot and ComponentBuilder. FileManagerDraftTlineCableRunTime MultiPlotComponentBuilder Component Model Libraries Power System Components Control System ComponentsProtection & Automation 4Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 5 Virtual PQ Test Lab Leverage investment in RTDS Set up a simulation & test environment where physical devices can be tested Training environment 5Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 6 Test Set-up 1 : Harmonic Measurements 6Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 7 Harmonics measurement The percentage of Total Harmonic Distortion generated from RTDS test case is 41.4%. Generated signals Results 7Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 8 Test Set-up 2 : Voltage sag Step load change from 2.5MW to 100MW 8Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 9 Voltage Sag generated 9Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 10 Voltage Sag Captured by 10Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 11 RTDS as a versatile power system simulator interfacing with physical devices Useful training environment Testing performance of PQ monitor/meters Investigating proposed mitigation solutions Conclusion 11Do not distribute without expressed permission Slide 12 THANK YOU for your attention victorwong@sarawakenergy.com.my http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my Special thanks to Guan Khien Seng who helped to prepare the RSCAD models & run the test cases for this presentation.