Improved load-frequency control contribution of variable speed variable pitch wind generators

Panayiotis Moutis, Stavros A. Papathanassiou and Nikos D. Hatziargyriou

Renewable Energy, 2012, vol. 48, issue C, 514-523

Abstract: In order for a wind generator (WG) to participate in load-frequency control (LFC) – either primary or secondary – some de-loading of its turbine is required. This paper discusses and rectifies important drawbacks of methods previously suggested on the two main de-loading techniques, i.e. over-speeding and pitch-controlled de-loading. In the same scope, the inertial support offered by WGs is also discussed. Two enhanced control strategies emerge from the above analysis: the first is based on over-speeding de-loading, which, for wind speed close to or above nominal, avoids overloading the converter of WGs equipped with Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG); the second is a method of pitch-controlled de-loading combined with inertial support for fast LFC action. Simulations presented show both the positive performance of the two proposed strategies and their favorable results versus previous cited methodologies. In MATLAB® Simulink, a two-bus power system consisting of a varying load, a diesel-synchronous generator and WG topologies with either a DFIG or a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) are considered.

Keywords: De-loading; Inertial support; Load-frequency control; Wind generator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.021

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