Abstract
When integrated to the power system, large wind farms can pose voltage control issues among other problems. a thorough study is needed to identify the potential problems and to develop measures to mitigate them. Although integration of high levels of wind power into an existing transmission system does not require a major redesign, it necessitates additional control and compensating equipment to enable (fast) recovery from severe system disturbances. the use of a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) near a wind farm is investigated for the purpose of stabilizing the grid voltage after grid-side disturbance such as a three-phase short circuit fault. the strategy focuses on a fundamental grid operational requirement to maintain proper voltages at the point of common coupling by regulating the voltage. the DC voltage at individual wind turbine (WT) inverters is also stabilized to facilitate continuous operation of wind turbines during disturbances. ©2009 IEEE.
Recommended Citation
A. P. Jayam and B. H. Chowdhury, "Improving the Dynamic Performance of Wind Farms with STATCOM," 2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009, article no. 4840201, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sep 2009.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840201
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Doubly-fed induction generator; Reactive power support; STATCOM; Three phase fault; Wind turbine
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-142443811-2
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
22 Sep 2009
