Power Flow Analysis of the Advanced Co-Phase Traction Power Supply System

• Main Authors: Xiaoqiong He, Haijun Ren, Jingying Lin, Pengcheng Han, Yi Wang, Xu Peng, Zeliang Shu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
• Series: Energies
• Subjects: improved PQ algorithm; power flow analysis; three-phase to single-phase cascaded converter; ACTPSS
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/4/754

The development of the traction power supply system (TPSS) is limited by the existence of the neutral section in the present system. The advanced co-phase traction power supply system (ACTPSS) can reduce the neutral section completely and becomes an important research and development direction of the railway. To ensure the stable operation of ACTPSS, it is necessary to carry out an appropriate power analysis. In this paper, the topology of advanced co-phase traction substation is mainly composed by the three-phase to single-phase cascaded converter. Then, the improved PQ decomposition algorithm is proposed to analyze the power flow. The impedance model of the traction network is calculated and established. The power flow analysis and calculation of the ACTPSS with different locations of locomotive are carried out, which theoretically illustrates that the system can maintain stable operation under various working conditions. The feasibility and operation stability of the ACTPSS are verified by the simulations and low power experiments.