LVRT capability of wind farms

Author

Amaris, H. ; Gonzalez, L. ; Alonso, M. ; Alvarez Ortega, Carlos

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Carlos III Univ. of Madrid, Leganes, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

5-8 May 2013

Firstpage

352

Lastpage

357

Abstract

Nowadays wind turbines are generally required to offer ancillary services similar to those provided by conventional generators. One of the most important services wind turbines must offer is to stay connected to the grid in fault situations delivering the reactive current specified in the recent grid codes. In this article, FACTS solutions for fixed speed wind farms such as DVR are presented as well as classic control and crowbar solutions for variable speed wind turbines. Real results are also presented.

Keywords

electric generators; flexible AC transmission systems; power generation faults; power grids; reactive power control; wind power plants; wind turbines; FACTS; LVRT capability; ancillary services; conventional generator; fault situation; fixed speed wind farm; grid codes; low voltage ride through; reactive current; variable speed wind turbine; Phase locked loops; Resistance; Rotors; Voltage fluctuations; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wind farms; Wind turbines; Grid codes; LVRT capability; reactive requirements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2013 12th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wroclaw

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-3060-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549541

Filename

6549541