Fault ride-through requirements for onshore wind power plants in europe: the needs of the power system

JC Boemer, AA van der Meer, BG Rawn, RL Hendriks, AR Ciupuliga, M Gibescu, WL Kling, JA Ferreira

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Abstract

Wind power plants show different behavior than conventional (synchronous) generators. As the traditional power systems mainly consisted of centralized generation by synchronous machines feeding passive loads, it was well-understood how the system reacted in normal operation as well as during disturbances. As wind power plants are foreseen to increase in size and the amount of installed wind power will grow, the relative contribution of equipment not exhibiting this common behavior increases. At the same time power electronics offer opportunities for additional features to stabilize the power system. Transmission system operators impose requirements on the (dynamic) capabilities of connected new generation resources (including wind power plants) which are specified in grid codes. In this paper, the importance of such requirements is explained by looking at the needs of the power system and by showing simulation results for a test network. The paper facilitates a detailed understanding of the underlying phenomena related to grid code requirements with a focus on low-voltage ride-through and voltage support by reactive current boosting.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2011
Editors s.n.
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ, USA
PublisherIEEE
Pages1-8
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-1-4577-1000-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, PES2011 - Piscataway, NJ, USA
Duration: 24 Jul 201128 Jul 2011

Publication series

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PublisherIEEE

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, PES2011
Period24/07/1128/07/11

Keywords

  • conference contrib. refereed
  • Conf.proc. > 3 pag

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