Title :
Hexagram-Converter-Based STATCOM for Voltage Support in Fixed-Speed Wind Turbine Generation Systems
Author :
Slepchenkov, Mikhail N. ; Smedley, Keyue ; Wen, Jun
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper studies the effectiveness of reactive power compensation using a multilevel, hexagram-converter-based STATic COMpensator (STATCOM) with one-cycle control (OCC) for a wind farm with fixed-speed turbines, and the interaction with the power system network. Comparison is made with several common types of multilevel voltage source converters used for STATCOM applications. A new voltage control method based on OCC principles for hexagram-based STATCOMs is proposed and proven by a wind farm power system simulation showing the improvement of voltage variations caused by wind speed changes. The experimental results from tests of a small-scale hexagram converter prototype have verified the proposed converter and control method.
Keywords :
electric power generation; power system simulation; static VAr compensators; voltage control; wind turbines; fixed speed wind turbine generation system; hexagram converter based STATCOM; multilevel voltage source converter; power system network; reactive power compensation; wind farm; wind turbine generation system; Automatic voltage control; Control systems; Power system control; Power system simulation; Power systems; Reactive power control; STATCOM; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wind turbines; Converters; displacement control; multilevel systems; power distribution; power electronics; power transmission lines; reactive power control; static VAR compensators (SVCs); wind energy;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIE.2010.2052536
