Behavior of doubly-fed induction generator under nearby wind plant fault

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of renewable energy in the power industry and it will continue to grow worldwide as many countries are developing plans for its future development. For power system operators, this increasing contribution of wind energy to the grid poses new challenges that need to be addressed in order to ensure the reliability and security of the electric power grid. One of the main concerns by system operators is the ability of wind turbines to ride through faults without disconnecting from the grid according to FERC-661. This paper analyzes a three phase fault event on a wind plant modeled in EMTP and investigates the behavior of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) during grid fault conditions.