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Fault analysis of the interconnecting system between a commercial‐scale subsonic diagonal‐type MHD generator and an ac power system
Author(s) -
Iwashita Takeshi,
Matsuo Tetsuji,
Inui Yoshitaka,
Ishikawa Motoo,
Umoto Juro
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.1047
Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamic generator , fault (geology) , generator (circuit theory) , inverter , control theory (sociology) , engineering , electrical engineering , magnetohydrodynamics , voltage , line (geometry) , power (physics) , physics , computer science , mathematics , plasma , control (management) , geometry , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , seismology , geology
Fault analyses are performed for the interconnecting system between a commercial‐scale subsonic diagonal‐type MHD generator and an ac power system through a line‐commutated inverter. The behavior of the interconnecting system is first examined for the case of single misfiring of one thyristor in the inverter. In this case, the load current increases because the inverter system is short‐circuited. Following the theory of inverter commutation, the load current decreases to the rated value and the MHD generator is restored to the rated condition. Next, the cases of a single‐line ground fault and of a three‐phase short circuit fault are investigated. The line voltage decreases and thus the load currents increase after the fault. This increase of load currents destroys the design‐point flow of the MHD generator. Phase‐control angle control of the inverters is required in order to restore the rated operation of the MHD generator. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 136(1): 29–36, 2001