Abstract
The paper presents a new control strategy to enhance the ability of reactive power support of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind turbine during serious voltage dips. The proposed strategy is an advanced low voltage ride through (LVRT) control scheme, with which a part of the captured wind energy during grid faults is stored temporarily in the rotor's inertia energy and the remaining energy is available to the grid while the DC-link voltage and rotor current are kept below the dangerous levels. After grid fault clearance, the control strategy ensures smooth release of the rotor's excessive inertia energy into the grid. Based on these designs, the DFIG's reactive power capacity on the stator and the grid side converter is handled carefully to satisfy the new grid code requirements strictly. Simulation studies are presented and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6449334 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3302-3310 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Power Systems |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Feb 2013 |
Keywords
- Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)
- low voltage ride through (LVRT)
- power system fault
- reactive power
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering