1. Introduction
2. MTU Configuration
Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of a MTU, which has
been studied in this paper. The MTU components are:
single-shaft turbine with its control system, high speed
permanent magnet generator, power electronic
interfacing (rectifier and voltage source inverter) and
control system for power electronic interface. The DC
bus, shown in Fig. 1, is assumed to be lossless.
Compressed
Ambient
Air
Air
Fuel
Combustor
Recuperator
Exhaust
Turbine
on - grid
Power
Electronic
Interface
AC/DC/AC
AC Grid
400 V
50 Hz
Voltage
and
Current
Meter
or
Unbalanced
AC Load
off - grid
PMSG
Compressor
Rectifier
AC/DC
Super capacitors or
Battery Banks
LC
Filter
Actual
signals
DC
Bus
Inverter
DC/AC
Control
Signals
DC/AC
Controller
Reference
signals
B. Fuel System
The fuel control system scheme is shown in Fig. 4. It
consists of series blocks of the valve positioner and flow
dynamic. The valve positioner transfer function is
presented by following equation [4]-[5]:
from LVS
Vce
Fuel
flow
Temperature
Control
Load Ref.
Speed Ref.
Speed
Speed
Control
LVS
(min)
Fuel
System
Acceleration
Control
Compressor
Turbine
Torque
K3
e -sT
+
Delay
K6
+
fd
Actuator
3. Modelling of Microtubine
The block diagram of the single shaft gas turbine is
shown in Fig. 2. The model includes the temperature
control, fuel system, turbine dynamic, speed governor
and acceleration control blocks. The output of the speed
control, temperature control, and acceleration control are
all inputs of a low value select (LVS) block, whose
output is the input of fuel system.
Fuel
System
Wf
1
Tf s +1
E1
a
bs + c
Valve
Positioner
Fig.4. Block diagram of fuel system
a
fd
(1)
bs + c
And for the flow dynamic transfer function, we have:
1
(2)
Wf =
E1
Tf s + 1
E1 =
T f are the
valve positioner and fuel system time constant. c is a
constant. f d and E1 are the input and output of the
s
dt
+
N
0.01
Fig. 3. Block diagram of the Speed and Acceleration control
Te = 1.5 p [ id + ( Lq Ld )id iq ]
D. Temperature Control
Fig. 6 shows the temperature controller block diagram.
The input to temperature controller is the fuel flow and
turbine speed and the output is temperature control signal
to the LVS. The fuel burned in combustor results in
turbine torque and in exhaust gas temperature. The
exhaust temperature characteristic of the single shaft
microturbine is the function of the following equation
[4]-[5]:
(5)
f1 = TR a f 1 .( 1 W f 1 ) + b f 2 .N
Where, f 1 is a function whose inputs are fuel flow and
turbine speed. As shown in Fig. 6, the exhaust
temperature is measured using a set of thermocouples
incorporating radiation shields.
Combustor
W f Delay
e -sECR
e -sECR
Radiation
shield
Wf1
K5
f1 K 4 +
T3s + 1
Turbine
Exhaust
delay
to LVS
4. Permanent
Magnet
Generator Model
Where,
Ld , Lq : d-axis, q-axis inductance, respectively,
(9)
(10)
max
T5s + 1
1
T4 s + 1
Tt s
Temp. min
Thermocouple
Temp. Control
Ref.
(8)
Synchronous
A. ON-GRID OPERATION
In this operation mode, the inverter must regulate the DC
link voltage at 0.75 kV, and control the active and
reactive powers injected into the AC grid, considering the
set points, Pref and Qref . These set points can be
chosen by the customer or remote power management
units. The P-Q control strategy is shown in Fig. 7. A
phase lock loop (PLL) is used to synchronize the PWM
inverter with the grid. In j) is used, resulting in a simpler
2
1
1
(11)
v = 3 1 2 2 vb
v
3
3 vc
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2 ia
i0
2
1
1
(12)
i = 3 1 2 2 ib
i
3
3 ic
2
2
B. OFF-GRID OPERATION
P0 v0
P = 0
Q 0
Vld
Vla
V = T dq 0 V
abc lb
lq
Vl 0
Vlc
0 i0
v i
v i
0
v
v
(13)
i , ref
v v Pref
1
(14)
= 2
i
2 v
v Qref
,ref v + v
The zero-sequence current in the zero coordinate
reference is io .
i0, ref = i0
(15)
1/ 2
1/ 2
PLL
1
0
ia ,ref
2
i0 ,ref
2 1
1
3
(16)
ib ,ref = 3
i ,ref
2
2
2
ic ,ref
i ,ref
1
3
1
2 2 2
iref
dq0
Transform
Vl0 Vlq
Vld
vlabc
AC Load
Vldp
PI
PI
Voltage and
Current Meter
PI
Vl 0,ref Vlq,ref V
ld,ref
dq0
Inverse
Transform
Vlc,ref Vlb,ref V
la,ref
PWM
Voltage
Control
LC Filter
3 - Phase
Voltage Source
Converter
AC Grid
Qref
Current
Reference
(17)
vsabc
iref
Inverse
Transform i fabc
ref
iaref ib icref
Voltage
Meter
LC Filter
Current
Meter
PWM
Current
Control
DC Bus
Fig. 7. P-Q control scheme
DC Bus
Fig. 8: V-f Control scheme
Vldp =
2
3
follows:
Vldref Vld Vldp
ref
(18)
Vlq = Vlq 0
V ref V 0
l0 l0
This means that Vldqo in the equation (18) should be
adjusted at the constant value Vldp . Vldqo voltages after
6. Simulation Results
In this paper, the microturbine generation system units
have been investigated to provide the impacts of MTU on
distribution system operation. The MTU system, shown
in Fig. 1, has been modeled and simulated by
PSCAD/EMTDC software. The simulation parameters
are given in Appendix. The simulation scenarios are
focused on the on-grid and off-grid suitable operation
also supplying dead load. The Simulation results are
presented for different operating conditions. All time
functions are in seconds. Speed reference was kept
constant at 1 p.u. for all simulations.
Torques, Tshaft Te
0.80
Tshaft
Te
0.60
p.u.
0.40
0.20
0.00
-0.20
Time ...
A. ON-GRID OPERATION
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
1.0000
Rotor speed
0.9950
0.9900
is
p.u.
0.0
0.9850
0.9800
0.9750
0.9700
Time ...
0.0
5.0
Pinj_ACGRID
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
16.0
TurbineTorque
14.0
0.80
TM
12.0
kW
10.0
0.60
8.0
6.0
0.40
p.u.
4.0
2.0
0.20
0.0
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
0.00
-0.20
Time ...
Fuel Demand
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
0.70
p.u.
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
DC Link Voltage
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.50
kV
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
0.40
Vb_ACgrid
0.90
Vc_ACgrid
0.80
0.30
0.20
0.70
0.10
0.60
p.u.
0.00
kV
Fuel Demand
0.50
-0.10
0.40
-0.20
0.30
-0.30
-0.40
0.20
12.760
12.780
12.800
12.820
12.840
12.860
12.880
12.900
.
.
.
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
25.0
.
.
.
Ia_ACgrid
0.040
Ib_ACgrid
Ic_ACgrid
1.50
Tshaft
Te
0.030
1.00
0.020
0.50
0.000
0.00
p.u.
kA
0.010
-0.010
-0.020
-0.50
-0.030
-1.00
-0.040
Time ...
9.920
9.940
9.960
9.980
10.000
10.020
10.040
10.060
10.080
.
.
.
-1.50
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
B. OFF-GRID OPERATION
1.0000
Rotor speed
0.9950
0.9900
p.u.
0.9850
0.9800
0.9750
0.9700
0.9650
0.9600
Time ...
18.0
Pinj_ACLOAD
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
16.0
14.0
TurbineTorque
12.0
1.00
TM
kW
10.0
0.80
8.0
6.0
0.60
4.0
0.40
p.u.
2.0
0.0
Time ...
0.0
0.20
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
0.00
-0.20
Time ...
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
REFERENCES
[1]
0.80
DC Link Voltage
0.70
0.60
0.50
y
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
.
.
.
20.100
.
.
.
10.080
.
.
.
Va_ACload
Vb_ACload
Vc_ACload
0.30
0.20
kV
0.10
0.00
-0.10
-0.20
-0.30
-0.40
Time ... 19.900
19.925
19.950
19.975
20.000
20.025
20.050
20.075
Ia_ACload
Ib_ACload
Ic_ACload
0.040
0.020
0.000
-0.020
-0.040
-0.060
9.940
9.960
9.980
10.000
10.020
10.040
10.060
7. Conclusion
The modeling of a single-shaft MTU suitable for off-grid
(isolated) and on-grid operation modes is presented in
this paper. Detailed modeling of MTU with its control
systems has been modeled and simulated by using
PSCAD/EMTDC software. The simulation of on-grid
and off-grid operation modes shows that the presented
model is suitable for dynamic studies.