Method and system for evaluating a condition of a power grid

1. A method for evaluating a grid condition of an AC power grid, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing a time series of voltage and current signals of the AC power grid;

transforming the time series of the voltage and current signals at a nominal frequency of the AC power grid into first transformed signals;

identifying a local frequency of the AC power grid based on the first transformed signals;

transforming the time series of the voltage and current signals at the identified local frequency of the AC power grid into second transformed signals;

estimating equivalent circuit parameters from the second transformed signals based on a description of an equivalent circuit of the AC power grid;

determining a value of a grid condition indicator based on the calculated equivalent circuit parameters and the identified local frequency of the AC power grid; and

processing the value of the grid condition indicator in a grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid, wherein the step of processing the value of the grid condition indicator in the grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid comprises at least one of the following actions based on the determined value of the grid condition indicator:

automatic online selection of a control scheme for an HVDC station connected to the AC power grid;

validation of threshold values and ranges of the grid condition indicator;

voltage stability identification;

updating of an alarm, warnings or information scheme for the grid condition indicator;

detection of local topology changes of the AC power grid;

visualization of the value of the grid condition indicator; or

setting additional power set points for the HVDC station.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising the additional step of:

filtering the voltage and current signals before transforming the time series of the voltage and current signals into the transformed signals.

3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising the additional step of:

filtering the transformed signals by an averaging filter before estimating the equivalent circuit parameters.

4. The method according to claim 2 , comprising the additional step of:

filtering the transformed signals by an averaging filter before estimating the equivalent circuit parameters.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the equivalent circuit parameters comprise equivalent impedance component parameters and equivalent voltage source parameters of the AC power grid.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the equivalent circuit parameters comprise equivalent impedance component parameters and equivalent voltage source parameters of the AC power grid.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the grid condition indicator is based on a short circuit capacity of the AC power grid.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the grid condition indicator is based on a short circuit capacity of the AC power grid.

9. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the grid condition indicator is based on a short circuit capacity of the AC power grid.

10. A grid monitoring system for evaluating a grid condition of an AC power grid, wherein the grid monitoring system is configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

12. A method for evaluating a grid condition of an AC power grid, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing a time series of voltage and current signals of the AC power grid;

identifying a local frequency of the AC power grid;

transforming the time series of the voltage and current signals at the identified local frequency of the AC power grid into transformed signals;

filtering the transformed signals by an averaging filter;

estimating equivalent circuit parameters from the filtered transformed signals based on a description of an equivalent circuit of the AC power grid, wherein the equivalent circuit parameters comprise an equivalent voltage source parameter of the AC power grid, and wherein the equivalent voltage source parameter comprises a decomposition into harmonic components depending on a frequency deviation from the local frequency of the AC power grid;

determining a value of a grid condition indicator based on the calculated equivalent circuit parameters and the identified local frequency of the AC power grid; and

processing the value of the grid condition indicator in a grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid, wherein the step of processing the value of the grid condition indicator in the grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid comprises at least one of the following actions based on the determined value of the grid condition indicator:

automatic online selection of a control scheme for an HVDC station connected to the AC power grid;

validation of threshold values and ranges of the grid condition indicator;

voltage stability identification;

updating of an alarm, warnings or information scheme for the grid condition indicator;

detection of local topology changes of the AC power grid;

visualization of the value of the grid condition indicator; or

setting additional power set points for the HVDC station.

13. A method for evaluating a grid condition of an AC power grid, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing a time series of voltage and current signals of the AC power grid;

identifying a local frequency of the AC power grid;

transforming the time series of the voltage and current signals at the identified local frequency of the AC power grid into transformed signals;

estimating equivalent circuit parameters from the transformed signals based on a description of an equivalent circuit of the AC power grid;

determining a value of a grid condition indicator based on the calculated equivalent circuit parameters and the identified local frequency of the AC power grid; and

processing the value of the grid condition indicator in a grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid, wherein the step of processing the value of the grid condition indicator in the automated grid monitoring system for evaluating the grid condition of the AC power grid comprises at least one of the following actions based on the determined value of the grid condition indicator:

automatic online selection of a control scheme for an HVDC station connected to the AC power grid;

validation of threshold values and ranges of the grid condition indicator;

voltage stability identification;

updating of an alarm, warnings or information scheme for the grid condition indicator;

detection of local topology changes of the AC power grid;

visualization of the value of the grid condition indicator; or

setting additional power set points for the HVDC station.