Title :
Grid voltage support by means of a small Wind Turbine System
Author :
Orlando, N.A. ; Mastromauro, R.A. ; Liserre, M. ; Dell´Aquila, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Politec. di Bari, Bari
Abstract :
The paper presents a small Wind Turbine System (WTS) improved with voltage compensation functionality. In the WTS the Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) control is designed to maximize the power output and achieve a smooth torque and power profile. The grid-side converter is controlled in order to maintain constant the voltage for local loads also in presence of grid voltage variations. The proposed control allows to obtain sinusoidal grid currents and high power factor during normal operation conditions while the control of the reactive power injected by the wind turbine system provides voltage support.
Keywords :
permanent magnet generators; wind turbines; grid voltage support; grid-side converter; permanent magnet generator control; small wind turbine system; voltage compensation functionality; Active filters; Frequency; Inverters; Power generation; Reactive power; Reactive power control; Voltage control; Voltage fluctuations; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines; WTS; voltage controlled inverter;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2008. IECON 2008. 34th Annual Conference of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1767-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2008.4758294
