Title :
Complementary effect of wind and solar energy sources in a microgrid
Author :
Barik, M.A. ; Pota, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Inf. Technol. (SEIT), Univ. of New South Wales at ADFA, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
This paper present the effects of integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in a microgrid in grid connected and islanded operation. To analyze the complementary effect of renewable energy penetration into microgrid, a fixed speed wind turbine equipped with squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) and a grid connected solar system with maximum power point tracker (MPPT) are used. This paper also compares the effect of wind and solar penetration separately as well as jointly. A modified benchmark microgrid is used and the simulations are performed in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; maximum power point trackers; solar power stations; squirrel cage motors; wind power plants; MPPT; PSCAD/EMTDC environment; SCIG; complementary effect; grid connected operation; islanded operation; maximum power point tracker; modified benchmark microgrid; renewable energy penetration; renewable energy sources; solar energy sources; solar penetration; squirrel cage induction generator; wind energy sources; Generators; Power system stability; Reactive power; Stability analysis; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; Microgrid; reactive power mismatch; renewable energy sources; solar integration; voltage stability; wind penetration;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1221-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2012.6303325
