Critical Clearing Time and Wind Power in Small Isolated Power Systems Considering Inertia Emulation

Elías Jesús Medina-Domínguez and José F. Medina-Padrón
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Elías Jesús Medina-Domínguez: Renewable Energies Deparment, Research and Development Division, Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC), C/Playa de Pozo Izquierdo s/n, Santa Lucía (Gran Canaria) 35119, Spain
José F. Medina-Padrón: University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numeric Applications in Engineering (SIANI), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Edificio Central del Parque Científico y Tecnológico, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35017, Spain

Energies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: The stability and security of small and isolated power systems can be compromised when large amounts of wind power enter them. Wind power integration depends on such factors as power generation capacity, conventional generation technology or grid topology. Another issue that can be considered is critical clearing time (CCT). In this paper, wind power and CCT are studied in a small isolated power system. Two types of wind turbines are considered: a squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) and a full converter. Moreover, the full converter wind turbine’s inertia emulation capability is considered, and its impact on CCT is discussed. Voltage is taken into account because of its importance in power systems of this kind. The study focuses on the small, isolated Lanzarote-Fuerteventura power system, which is expected to be in operation by 2020.

Keywords: wind power; isolated power system; transient stability; full converter wind turbine; inertia emulation (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: 2015
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