Enhancing Sustainability in Power Systems: A High-Capacity Testing System Based on a Power System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Testing design and system optimization: It proposes standardized methods for high-capacity testing, ring-network monitoring topologies, and integrated automated workflow solutions to enhance testing efficiency and data reliability, resolving issues of low system integration and inadequate automation. This includes standardized test circuit design methods, ring-network topologies for testing monitoring and control, systematic solutions covering data acquisition, signal monitoring, and control schemes, as well as optimized high-capacity short-circuit testing procedures.
- Automated monitoring system construction: It designs an automated monitoring and control system based on a ring-shaped PROFINET network, achieving full-process automation for high-capacity testing. By integrating PLCs, valve islands, coaxial cables, and optical fibers, it effectively isolates interference from complex electromagnetic environments. Sequential control technology precisely manages equipment action sequences, reducing human intervention and enhancing test repeatability and consistency.
- Method validation and effects: It verifies the feasibility and accuracy of the standardized test circuit design method through MATLAB 2024a/Simulink simulations and physical experiments. The results show that short-circuit current and TRV parameter errors fall within the standard permissible range, proving that this automated design and standardized method significantly improve the efficiency and safety of high-capacity testing, ensuring the consistency and reliability of the test results.
2. Power-System-Based High-Capacity Testing Circuit
2.1. Main Test Circuit Architecture
2.1.1. Dual-Voltage Test Circuit Configuration (12 kV/40.5 kV)
- Short-circuit transformer (TM) (see Figure 2a);
- Busbar system (see Figure 2c,d);
- Disconnecting switch (QS1) (see Figure 2b,d);
- Protective circuit breaker (QF1) (see Figure 2c);
- Operating circuit breaker (QF2) (see Figure 2c);
- Phase-selection switch (HK1) (see Figure 2e);
- Adjustable reactor (L3) (see Figure 2b).
- Three-phase short-circuit capacity of 330 kV busbar: 7111 MVA;
- Short-circuit transformer: Composed of three single-phase transformers, with specific parameters detailed in Table 1.
- Short-circuit transformer (TM);
- Busbar system;
- Disconnecting switch (QS2);
- Current-limiting reactor (L1);
- Protective circuit breaker (QF3);
- Operating circuit breaker (QF4);
- Phase-selection switch (HK2);
- Adjustable reactor (L2).
2.1.2. Active Load and Capacitive Load
- Load switches;
- Fuses;
- AC contactors.
- Two 40.5 kV back-to-back capacitor banks;
- Continuous current rating: 1–1000 A.
- High-voltage AC circuit breakers;
- High-voltage AC load switches.
- Rated voltage range: 3.6–40.5 kV;
- Capacitive current range: 1–1000 A.
2.1.3. TRV Equipment
2.2. Standardization of Test Circuits
2.2.1. Simulation
- (1)
- High-capacity testing circuit and short-circuit current simulation
- (2)
- TRV characteristic simulation
2.2.2. Experimental Validation
- (1)
- Verification of short-circuit current simulation
- (2)
- Verification of TRV characteristics
2.2.3. Comparison and Discussion
3. Test Monitoring Control System
3.1. Secondary Monitoring and Control
3.1.1. Secondary Signal Monitoring and Control
- PLCs handle digital signal processing (e.g., door status, transformer measurements, breaker operations) and execute control commands (alarms, indicators, switching sequences).
- HMIs provide an intuitive visualization of analog/digital parameters (e.g., transformer oil temperature) for field personnel.
3.1.2. TRV Device Monitoring and Control
3.1.3. Sequential Control
3.2. Test Data Acquisition System
3.2.1. System Composition
3.2.2. System Functions
3.2.3. System Advantages
3.2.4. System Integration
4. High-Capacity Testing Process Control
5. Conclusions
- (1).
- Standardization of test circuits
- (2).
- Automation of test monitoring and control systems
- (3).
- Practitioners implement standard frameworks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Technical Parameter | Numerical Value |
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1 | Voltage ratio | 330/(2 × 60 + 2 × 12.5) kV |
2 | Rated capacity | 8000 kVA |
3 | Impedance voltage (Uk) | 0.4% |
4 | Rated primary-side voltage | 330 kV |
5 | Rated secondary-side voltage | 12 kV; 24 kV; 40.5 kV |
6 | Maximum short-circuit capacity | 1828 MVA |
No. | Comparison Item | Traditional Method | Standardized Method |
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1 | Parameter Configuration | Manual configuration of circuit parameters leads to inconsistent results. | Automated configuration using predefined parameter libraries ensures uniformity and consistent results. |
2 | Process Optimization | Complex testing processes with multiple steps result in low efficiency. | Optimized processes through simulation and experimentation improve efficiency and consistency. |
3 | Testing Efficiency | Low testing efficiency with poor repeatability and significant human intervention. | Automated processes significantly enhance testing efficiency and repeatability. |
4 | Data Reliability | Low data reliability due to manual operation errors. | Automated data acquisition and analysis ensure high accuracy and reliability. |
5 | Resource Consumption | High resource consumption requiring significant human and material inputs. | Reduced resource consumption through automated processes. |
6 | Environmental Adaptability | Unstable performance in complex electromagnetic environments. | Stable performance and strong anti-interference capabilities in complex electromagnetic environments. |
Uc | t3 | td | |
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Simulation results | 20.2 kV | 23 μs | 3 μs |
Test results | 20.6 kV | 26 μs | 4 μs |
Phase A Current | Phase B Current | Phase C Current | Proportion of DC Component in Phase A Current | Proportion of DC Component in Phase B Current | Proportion of DC Component in Phase C Current |
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19.0 kA | 18.9 kA | 19.1 kA | 3.1% | 8.3% | 5.2% |
19.0 kA | 18.9 kA | 19.1 kA | 7.3% | 2.6% | 6.9% |
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Chen, G.; Li, Y.; Wang, J.; Chen, H.; Luo, Y. Enhancing Sustainability in Power Systems: A High-Capacity Testing System Based on a Power System. Sustainability 2025, 17, 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083679
Chen G, Li Y, Wang J, Chen H, Luo Y. Enhancing Sustainability in Power Systems: A High-Capacity Testing System Based on a Power System. Sustainability. 2025; 17(8):3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083679
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Guoping, Yong Li, Jian Wang, Huixin Chen, and Yuan Luo. 2025. "Enhancing Sustainability in Power Systems: A High-Capacity Testing System Based on a Power System" Sustainability 17, no. 8: 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083679
APA StyleChen, G., Li, Y., Wang, J., Chen, H., & Luo, Y. (2025). Enhancing Sustainability in Power Systems: A High-Capacity Testing System Based on a Power System. Sustainability, 17(8), 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083679