Illustration of Modern Wind Turbine Ancillary Services

Ioannis D. Margaris, Anca D. Hansen, Poul Sørensen and Nikolaos D. Hatziargyriou
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Ioannis D. Margaris: National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Eng. Electric Energy Systems Lab, Iroon Polytechniou 9, 15780 Athens, Greece
Anca D. Hansen: Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Division, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Poul Sørensen: Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Division, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Nikolaos D. Hatziargyriou: National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Eng. Electric Energy Systems Lab, Iroon Polytechniou 9, 15780 Athens, Greece

Energies, 2010, vol. 3, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Increasing levels of wind power penetration in modern power systems has set intensively high standards with respect to wind turbine technology during the last years. Security issues have become rather critical and operation of wind farms as conventional power plants is becoming a necessity as wind turbines replace conventional units on the production side. This article includes a review of the basic control issues regarding the capability of the Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) wind turbine configuration to fulfill the basic technical requirements set by the system operators and contribute to power system security. An overview of ancillary services provided by wind turbine technology nowadays is provided, i.e. , fault ride-through capability, reactive power supply and frequency-active power control.

Keywords: wind turbine; fault ride-through; power control; reactive power; frequency control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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