Title :
Overvoltage protection and arrester selection for large wind plants
Author_Institution :
IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee, USA
Abstract :
The collector systems of large wind plants require the application of surge arresters to protect the insulation of unit transformers, cables, and substation equipment from transient overvoltages. The application of surge arresters is constrained by maximum operating and temporary overvoltage levels. This paper provides a tutorial description of the process of selecting and applying surge arresters to wind plant medium voltage collector systems, with emphasis on the peculiar properties of this application.
Keywords :
arresters; power system protection; transformer insulation; transients; wind power plants; large wind power plants; overvoltage protection; surge arresters; wind plant medium voltage collector systems; wind power generation; Arresters; Equipment failure; Insulation; Medium voltage; Substations; Surge protection; Surges; Transformers; Voltage control; Wind turbines; Overvoltage protection; arresters; wind power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2008. T&D. IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1903-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1904-3
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2008.4517283
