Title :
Optimization of 33/225 KV Power evacuation transformers in onshore wind farms in Morocco
Author :
Citroen, Noreddine ; Mohammed, Ouassaid ; Mohamed, Maaroufi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Mohammed V Univ., Rabat, Morocco
Abstract :
This article aims at optimizing the choice of the power rating of the 33/225 KV transformers of the wind farms under the Moroccan program of 850 MW wind, important part of the Moroccan renewable energy strategy up to 2020. This optimization is based on a technical and economic approach that integrates parameters such as turbine power distributions, selling price of the kWh and discount rate. The power distribution is established using the record of wind speeds in terms of frequencies, correlated to power curve of the 3.3 MW machine, of model Vestas V112 -3.3 MW 50 Hz, consisting of a synchronous generator with a Full Scale AC/DC/AC converter.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; optimisation; power transformers; synchronous generators; wind power plants; AC/DC/AC converter; Morocco; onshore wind farms; power 3.3 MW; power 850 MW; power evacuation transformers; renewable energy strategy; synchronous generator; turbine power distributions; voltage 225 kV; voltage 33 kV; Economics; Maintenance engineering; Oil insulation; Optimization; Power transformers; Redundancy; Wind farms; Wind farm; energy evacution; optimisation cost; transformer redundancy;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), 2014 International
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7335-4
DOI :
10.1109/IRSEC.2014.7059754