Enhanced fault ride through performance of self-excited induction generator-based wind park during unbalanced grid operation

This study presents novel control design for improving the performance of large-scale wind park (LSWP) based on self-excited induction generator under unbalanced voltage conditions. A dual controller for static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) employing controller by employing positive- and negative-sequence synchronous frames is implemented and analysed in response to severely unbalanced voltage conditions. The test system simulated represents a wind park rated at 100 MW connected to a weak electrical grid. The potential of the dual STATCOM controller is evaluated and analysed for severely unbalanced voltage conditions at the grid interface of LSWP. The dual controller with STATCOM overloading capability is tested and compared with the performance of the positive-sequence controller in response to different types of asymmetrical grid faults at low short-circuit ratios. The simulations performed using PSCAD/EMTDC demonstrate superior performance of dual STATCOM control strategy for improving unbalanced operation, fault ride through capability and transient stability margin in response to severely unbalanced voltage conditions.