Stability assessment of VSC-HVDC connected large-scale offshore wind power: A North-Sea region case study

Author

van der Meer, Arjen A. ; Ndreko, Mario ; Bos, Jorrit A. ; Gibescu, Madeleine ; van der Meijden, Mart A. M. M. ; Kling, Wil L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands

fYear

2015

fDate

June 29 2015-July 2 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Large amounts of offshore wind power plants (WPP) connected through voltage sourced converter high-voltage DC (VSC-HVDC) technology can have significant consequences for the dynamic behavior of the related onshore AC systems. This paper explores the rotor angle stability effects of the integration of 35 GW of wind power in the North Sea, connected to the European mainland, Nordic, and UK power systems. It investigates the influence of the VSC-HVDC topology (e.g. radial versus meshed) and the DC power flow control strategy on the dynamic response of the connected power systems after common disturbances such as the outage of an offshore wind power plant and short-circuits in the AC grid. The results show a significant influence of the power flow control method applied. Radial VSC-HVDC connections for offshore WPPs can be designed such that the stability effects can be minimized, whereas meshed links may propagate disturbances from one synchronous area to another.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; load flow control; offshore installations; power generation control; power generation faults; power generation reliability; power system stability; rotors; wind power plants; DC power flow control strategy; European mainland power system; Nordic power system disturbance; North-Sea region; UK power system; VSC-HVDC connected large-scale offshore wind power stability assessment; offshore WPP; offshore wind power plant; onshore AC system; power 35 GW; voltage sourced converter high-voltage DC technology; wind power integration rotor angle stability effects; Europe; Generators; HVDC transmission; Numerical models; Power system stability; Stability analysis; Offshore Wind Power; Transient Stability; VSC-MTDC;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PowerTech, 2015 IEEE Eindhoven

Conference_Location

Eindhoven

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2015.7232787

Filename

7232787