STATCOM and UPQC: Options to enhance fault-ride-through capability of a fixed speed wind generator

Author

Jayanti, N.G. ; Basu, M. ; Conlon, M.F. ; Gaughan, K.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland

fYear

2012

fDate

27-29 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The enhancement of fault-ride through (FRT) capability of a Fixed Speed Induction Generator (FSIG) with the help of a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) and STATCOM are examined in this paper. The FRT performance of these equipments are evaluated and compared in accordance with Irish Grid Code requirement. A simulation study carried out on a 2 MW wind turbine with varying power system parameters has shown that the application of a STATCOM can be economical for a stronger networks where as a UPQC seems to be the economical option when the FSIG is connected to a weaker network.

Keywords

asynchronous generators; power generation faults; power supply quality; static VAr compensators; wind power plants; wind turbines; FRT capability; FSIG; STATCOM; UPQC; fault ride through; fixed speed induction generator; power 2 MW; power system parameter variation; unified power quality conditioner; wind generator; wind turbine; FSIG; Fault-Ride-Through; STATCOM; UPQC; wind;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2012), 6th IET International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bristol

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-84919-616-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2012.0191

Filename

6242040