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Decentralized reactive power and voltage control of wind farms with type-4 generators

  • Shahab Asadollah
  • , Rongwu Zhu
  • , Marco Liserre
  • , Costas Vournas
  • Kiel University
  • National Technical University of Athens

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Abstract

Due to the growing penetration of wind energy into the power grid, wind power must play a more active role in grid operation and control. A decentralized wind farm power control scheme focusing on reactive power and voltage control is presented in this paper. Compared to the popular Centralized Power Control (CPC) schemes, this solution is cheaper, more reliable and needs less installation effort, because there is no need for the central control unit, measurement sensors at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) and communication infrastructure. Moreover, contrasting the CPC solutions, communication problems do not degrade the system performance. In this method required values at PCC are calculated with the help of a two-port wind farm model, afterwards these values are used to correct the reactive power set point of each converter to satisfy grid code requirements at PCC. Finally, the correctness of the proposed control strategy is validated by simulation results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Manchester PowerTech, Powertech 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509042371
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE Manchester PowerTech, Powertech 2017 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 18 Jun 201722 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Manchester PowerTech, Powertech 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Manchester PowerTech, Powertech 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period18/06/1722/06/17

Keywords

  • Decentralized Control
  • Reactive Power Control
  • Voltage Control
  • Wind Farm Control

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