Title :
Support of grid voltages with asymmetrical reactive currents in case of grid errors
Author :
Uphues, A. ; Notzold, K. ; Wegener, R. ; Soter, S. ; Griessel, R.
Author_Institution :
Retostronik GmbH, Gevelsberg, Germany
Abstract :
Due to the increasing wind power penetration, grid codes of system operators require low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability for wind turbines (WT). Additionally the WT has to support the power system stability in LVRT cases by supporting the grid with reactive power. By feeding symmetrical reactive currents in case of asymmetrical grid errors, as required in many actual grid codes, the phase voltage of the undistorted phase will increase above the upper voltage limit. This paper shows a strategy to feed asymmetrical reactive currents into the distorted grid without increasing the phase voltage in the undistorted phase.
Keywords :
power grids; power system stability; wind turbines; LVRT capability; asymmetrical grid errors; asymmetrical reactive currents; grid voltages; low voltage ride through capability; power system stability; symmetrical reactive currents; undistorted phase voltage; upper voltage limit; wind power penetration; wind turbines; Equations; Feeds; Phase distortion; Reactive power; Voltage control; Wind power generation; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4567-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4568-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2013.6505945