Title :
Application of STATCOM to improve the high-voltage-ride-through capability of wind turbine generator
Author :
Alharbi, Y.M. ; Yunus, A. M Shiddiq ; Abu-Siada, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., State Polytech. of Ujungpandang, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract :
Variable speed wind turbine with full scale converter or so-called type-D wind turbine generator worldwide installation has been significantly increased in the last few years. Voltage Swell in the grid side may cause the wind turbine to be disconnected from the grid. In this paper, STATCOM is applied to improve the high voltage ride through capability of type-D wind turbine during voltage swell in the grid side. Simulation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink software. Results show that STATCOM can significantly improve the high voltage ride through (HVRT) capability of type-D wind turbine and prevents it from being disconnected from the grid during certain level of voltage swell in the grid side.
Keywords :
power convertors; power grids; static VAr compensators; wind power plants; wind turbines; HVRT capability; MATLAB-Simulink software; STATCOM application; full scale converter; grid side disconnection; high-voltage-ride-through capability; type-D wind turbine generator; variable speed wind turbine generator; voltage swell; Automatic voltage control; Control systems; Educational institutions; Power system stability; Reactive power; Wind energy; Wind turbines; HVRT; STATCOM; Type-D WTG;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT), 2011 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0873-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0874-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2011.6167138
