Title :
A unified framework for reliability assessment of wind energy conversion systems
Author :
Smater, Sebastian S. ; Domínguez-García, Alejandro D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper proposes a framework for assessing wind energy conversion systems (WECS) reliability in the face of external disturbances, e.g. grid fault, and internal component faults. The proposed reliability assessment allows a quantitative analysis of WECS designs; analysis of WECS control schemes, e.g. fault ride-through mechanisms; identification of key design parameters that influence overall WECS reliability; and computation of WECS reliability with respect to different grid codes/performance requirements.
Keywords :
power generation faults; power generation reliability; wind power plants; WECS control schemes; WECS designs; fault ride-through mechanisms; grid fault; internal component faults; reliability assessment; wind energy conversion systems; Faults; LVRT; Reliability; Transient Stability; WECS; Wind Power;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2010.5589742
