Hydro-Québec Strategy to Evaluate Electrical Transients Following Wind Power Plant Integration in the Gaspésie Transmission System

Author

Gagnon, Richard ; Fecteau, Martin ; Prud´Homme, Pascal ; Lemieux, Eric ; Turmel, Gilbert ; Paré, Daniel ; Duong, François

Author_Institution

IREQ, Varennes, QC, Canada

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

2012

Firstpage

880

Lastpage

889

Abstract

This paper presents the strategy used by Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie to carry out an exhaustive electromagnetic transient study of the utility´s transmission system in the Gaspé Peninsula where 1750 MW from wind generation will be integrated by 2015. This strategy consists of using the simulation tools and wind power plant models developed by the Institut de recherche d´Hydro-Québec in the last few years to model the system and re-engineer special protection systems.

Keywords

hydroelectric power stations; power transmission protection; wind power plants; AD 2015; Gaspe Peninsula; Gaspesie transmission system; Institut de recherche d´Hydro-Quebec; electrical transients; exhaustive electromagnetic transient; hydro-Quebec TransEnergie; power 1750 MW; protection systems; utility transmission system; wind generation; wind power plant integration; Electromagnetic transients; MATLAB; Power system simulation; Power transmission; Real time systems; Transient analysis; Wind power generation; Electromagnetic transient simulation; power system study; simulation tools; wind generator model validation; wind power plant modeling;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1949-3029

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TSTE.2012.2200304

Filename

6236288