New islanding detection method for DFIG wind turbines

Author

Liu, Bohan ; Thomas, David

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Dept., Univ. Of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

6-9 July 2011

Firstpage

213

Lastpage

217

Abstract

Islanding detection and anti-islanding protection is one of the most main protection requirements of grid connected wind turbines. This paper investigated a new islanding detection algorithm for wind turbine, which is combining the ROCOF relays and the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of wind turbines phase currents algorithms. The THD of wind turbines phase currents method is introduced as interlock function which can avoid false operation during system non-islanding situation (load adding). Also noise and non-linear load are added into the system to provide a more realistic system, the results shows that ROCOF relays can operate effectively during system with noise and non-linear load.

Keywords

asynchronous generators; distributed power generation; harmonic distortion; power generation protection; relay protection; wind turbines; DFIG wind turbines; ROCOF relays; THD; anti-islanding protection; grid connected wind turbines; interlock function; islanding detection method; load adding; nonlinear load; phase currents algorithms; protection requirements; system non-islanding situation; total harmonic distortion; Circuit breakers; Frequency measurement; Generators; Power harmonic filters; Relays; Total harmonic distortion; Wind turbines; ROCOF; THD; islanding; non-islanding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies (DRPT), 2011 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Weihai, Shandong

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0364-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DRPT.2011.5993891

Filename

5993891