Simple fault ride-through capability analysis for wind power plants under different grid code requirements

Author

Rabelo, Balduino ; Hofmann, Wilfried

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ. Chemnitz, Chemnitz

fYear

2007

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The various grid codes regulating the connection of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) to the transmission network present different requirements between each other, making the evaluation of fault ride-through capability of wind turbines a time consuming repetitive task. This work presents a simplified analysis based on energy conservation principle, on system empirical data and on the power companies voltage drop profile. The method enables a preliminary evaluation of the plant stability under different grid codes and points out possible design modifications that will enable compliance with the requirements.

Keywords

failure analysis; power generation reliability; power system stability; wind power plants; fault ride-through capability analysis; grid codes; voltage drop profile; wind energy conversion systems; wind power plants; Breakdown voltage; Guidelines; Joining processes; Network topology; Power system stability; Rotors; Stability analysis; Synchronous generators; Torque; Wind energy; Wind energy; electrical drive; electrical machine; power quality; renewable energy systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2007 European Conference on

Conference_Location

Aalborg

Print_ISBN

978-92-75815-10-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-92-75815-10-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2007.4417664

Filename

4417664