• openAccess   Admittance study of grid-connected VSCs for harmonic oscillatory instabilities 

      Sainz, Luis; Monjo, Lluís; Cheah-Mane, Marc; Liang, Jun; Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo IET (2019-07)
      Voltage source converters (VSCs) can reduce damping of grid-connected VSC systems at harmonic resonances, leading to system instability. The conductance of the VSC admittance can be shaped selecting appropriate VSC parameter ...
    • openAccess   Aeronautical ground lighting system study: field measurements and simulations 

      Vidal Lombarte, Daniel; Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (2016)
      Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems are single-phase series circuits where constant current regulators supply transformers and luminaires. These systems provide visual reference to aircraft during airport operations. ...
    • openAccess   Assessment of Subsynchronous Oscillations in AC grid-connected VSC Systems with Type-4 Wind Turbines 

      Sainz, Luis; Monjo, Lluís; Cheah-Mane, Marc; Liang, Jun The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (2019-10-16)
      Converters are the key for the increasing development of renewable energy generation but their dynamic interaction with the grid has an important impact on stability. Oscillatory instabilities in different grid-connected ...
    • openAccess   Effect of wind turbine converter control on wind power plant harmonic response and resonances 

      Sainz, Luis; Monjo, Lluís; Pedra Durán, Joaquín; Cheah-Mane, Marc; Liang, Jun; Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol The Institution of Engineering and Technology (2017-02)
      Wind turbine harmonic emissions due to power electronics are a well-known power quality concern in wind power plants (WPPs). This problem may be increased by resonances because they amplify harmonic distortion around ...
    • openAccess   Harmonic Resonance Stability of Aeronautical Ground Lighting Systems 

      Vidal Lombarte, Daniel; Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis IEEE (2018-02)
      Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems assist aircraft pilots in airport operations. These systems are singlephase series circuits where constant current regulators (CCRs) feed luminaires with an adjustable rms current. ...
    • openAccess   Model of Aeronautical Ground Lighting System Transformers 

      Vidal Lombarte, Daniel; Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis; Pedra Durán, Joaquín Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (2014-09)
      Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems provide visual reference to aircraft during airport operations. In AGL systems, constant current regulators feed a series circuit composed of luminaires supplied through ...
    • openAccess   Positive-Net-Damping Stability Criterion in Grid-Connected VSC Systems 

      Sainz, Luis; Cheah-Mane, Marc; Monjo, Lluís; Liang, Jun; Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2017-05)
      Resonance instabilities in power systems can be assessed with the positive-net-damping stability criterion. This criterion is a review of the complex torque coefficients method but it does not provide the frequency of the ...
    • openAccess   Quasi-Z-Source Inverter-Based Photovoltaic Power System Modeling for Grid Stability Studies 

      Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis; Mesas, Juan José; Pedra, Joaquin MDPI (2021-01-19)
      Quasi-Z-source inverters (qZSIs) are becoming a powerful power conversion technology in photovoltaic (PV) power systems because they allow energy power conversion in a single stage operation. However, they can cause ...
    • openAccess   Resonance-Based Procedure for Locating Failed Luminaires in AGL Systems 

      Vidal Lombarte, Daniel; Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2017-08)
      Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems provide a visual reference for aircraft during airport operations. Fast detection and location of failed luminaires is an important safety concern in AGL systems. In the event of ...
    • openAccess   State-Space Model of Quasi-Z-Source Inverter-PV Systems for Transient Dynamics Studies and Network Stability Assessment 

      Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis; Mesas, Juan José; Pedra, Joaquin MDPI (2021-07-09)
      Photovoltaic (PV) power systems are increasingly being used as renewable power generation sources. Quasi-Z-source inverters (qZSI) are a recent, high-potential technology that can be used to integrate PV power systems into ...
    • openAccess   State-Space Model of qZSI based PMSG-WPGSs for Transient Dynamic Studies 

      Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis IEEE (2021)
      The use of permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) with full-scale back-to-back converters is rising as a common option in wind power generation systems (WPGSs). An efficient grid integration of PMSG-WPGSs is ...
    • openAccess   Study of resonance in wind parks 

      Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis; Liang, Jun; Pedra Durán, Joaquín Elsevier (2015)
      Wind turbine harmonic current emissions are a well-known power quality problem. These emissions flow through wind park impedances, leading to grid voltage distortion. Parallel resonance may worsen the problem because it ...
    • openAccess   Study of Resonances in 1X25 kV AC Traction Systems With External Balancing Equipment 

      Mesbahi, Nadhir; Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis IEEE (2016-10)
      AC traction systems are 1 × 25 or 2 × 25 kV/50 Hz single-phase, nonlinear, time-varying loads that can cause power-quality problems, such as unbalanced or distorted voltages. To reduce unbalance, external balancing equipment ...
    • openAccess   Study of resonances in 1x25kV AC traction systems 

      Monjo, Lluís; Sainz, Luis (2015)
      Abstract: AC traction systems are 1x25 or 2x25 kV 50 Hz single-phase, non-linear, time-varying loads that can cause power quality problems. One of the main concerns about these systems is voltage distortion because ...
    • openAccess   Three-Port Small Signal Admittance-Based Model of VSCs for Studies of Multi-terminal HVDC Hybrid AC/DC Transmission Grids 

      Pedra, Joaquin; Sainz, Luis; Monjo, Lluís IEEE (2020-06-19)
      Multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, together with AC transmission systems and voltage source converters (VSCs), form hybrid AC/DC grids with complex dynamic and transient interactions. VSCs ...
    • openAccess   Wind power plant resonances 

      Sainz, Luis; Cheah-Mane, Marc; Monjo, Lluís; Liang, Jun; Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol North Sea Conference & Journal LTD (2016-12)
      Onshore and offshore wind power plants comprising wind turbines equipped with power converters are increasing in number worldwide. Harmonic emissions in power converters distort currents and voltages, leading ...