Behavior of wind turbines under Brazilian wind conditions and their interaction with the grid

Author

Brorazeado, H.S. ; Rosas, P.A.C. ; Feitosa, E.A.N. ; Miranda, M.S.

Author_Institution

Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao Francisco, Recife, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

14-18 Oct 1998

Firstpage

906

Abstract

Due to the recent increase of wind power plants in all over the world many studies have been carried out to assess the interaction of such plants with the distribution grid. The electrical power produced by wind turbines is strongly affected by fluctuations in the wind speed and this may cause disturbances on electrical grid. In Brazil the interest for such systems is achieving considerable levels. This paper presents the results of measurement carried out at the Brazilian Wind Turbine Test Center (CBTTE) in order to analyze the behavior of a 30 kW wind turbine and its influence on the distribution grid under transient and steady state operational conditions

Keywords

distribution networks; harmonic distortion; power supply quality; power system harmonics; power system measurement; wind power plants; wind turbines; 30 kW; Brazil; distribution grid; grid interaction; grid-connected wind turbines; steady-state operating conditions; transient operating conditions; wind power plants; wind speed fluctuations; Induction generators; Mesh generation; Power generation; Power quality; Rotors; Voltage; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Harmonics and Quality of Power Proceedings, 1998. Proceedings. 8th International Conference On

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5105-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICHQP.1998.760163

Filename

760163