Title :
Wind farms linked by SMES systems
Author :
Nomura, Shinichi ; Ohata, Yoshihiro ; Hagita, Takushi ; Tsutsui, Hiroaki ; Tsuji-Iio, Shunji ; Shimada, Ryuichi
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. for Nucl. Reactors, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to introduce the concept of wind farms linked by SMES systems. In this work, the SMES system is applied to a wind farm that is interconnected with a grid through a back-to-back DC link for the variable speed operation of the wind turbines. This system enables the output power leveling of the wind farm depending on the power demand and can reduce the capacity of the converter system by selecting an optimal discharge/charge rate of the SMES. By using the stored energy of the SMES, this system can also compensate the inertia of the blades so that the wind turbine speed can be rapidly controlled depending on the wind condition. This paper describes the design condition of the SMES for the output power leveling of the wind farm and discusses the SMES configuration for a 100-MW class wind farm.
Keywords :
power convertors; superconducting magnet energy storage; wind power plants; wind turbines; 100 MW; SMES system; back-to-back DC link; converter system; electromagnetic force; optimal discharge/charge rate; output power leveling; power fluctuation; variable speed operation; wind farms; wind power; wind turbines; Electromagnetic forces; Fluctuations; Mesh generation; Power generation; Power system interconnection; Samarium; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wind turbines; Back-to-back; SMES; electromagnetic force; power fluctuation; variable speed operation; wind power;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2005.849343
