PSCAD based simulation of the connection of a wind generator to the network

Author

Rodríguez, Å G González ; Burgos Paydn, M. ; Mitchell, C. Izquierdo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Seville Univ., Spain

Volume

4

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

The simulation of the behavior of an induction generator during the connection of a wind turbine by means of a soft starter is presented. The problems concerning the connection of a wind turbine to the network appear more evident when the wind turbine operates alone feeding local loads in weak systems. The reactive power depends significantly on the derivative of the voltage which made the steady state equivalent circuit unsuitable for the study of the voltage drops. A model of the soft-starter and a feasible connection strategy is described and the simulations performed, illustrating that a dynamic model of the induction generator must be taken into account

Keywords

asynchronous generators; electric machine analysis computing; equivalent circuits; power system analysis computing; reactive power; starting; turbogenerators; wind power plants; wind turbines; PSCAD; computer simulation; induction generator; power network connection; reactive power; soft starter; steady state equivalent circuit; wind generator; wind turbine; Frequency conversion; Induction generators; PSCAD; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Reactive power; Tellurium; Torque; Voltage; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech Proceedings, 2001 IEEE Porto

Conference_Location

Porto

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7139-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2001.964849

Filename

964849