Dynamic Analysis of a Grid-Connected Wind Electric Generator with Embedded Static VAR Compensator

Author

Vishnuvardhanan, V. ; Kottayil, S.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Amrita Univ., Coimbatore, India

fYear

2009

fDate

28-29 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

714

Lastpage

716

Abstract

This paper describes modeling and simulation of Wind Electric Generator (WEG) comprising a pitch controlled Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) coupled to squirrel cage induction generator through a gear. The generic issue of VAR drain from the grid by the generator is tackled by the use of Static VAR Compensators (SVC). The paper presents the results of the dynamic performance of the complete system under varying wind conditions. The model accommodates the effects of wind turbulence and the simulation is carried out using MATLAB - SIMULINK 7.1.

Keywords

asynchronous generators; power grids; power system interconnection; squirrel cage motors; static VAr compensators; turbogenerators; wind turbines; Matlab; Simulink 7.1; grid; pitch control horizontal axis; squirrel cage induction generator; static VAR compensator; wind electric generator; wind turbine; Blades; Gears; Induction generators; Mathematical model; Power factor correction; Reactive power; Shafts; Static VAr compensators; Telecommunication control; Wind turbines; SVC; Wind turbine; induction generator; two mass model - drive train; wind electric generator dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advances in Computing, Control, & Telecommunication Technologies, 2009. ACT '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Trivandrum, Kerala

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5321-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACT.2009.181

Filename

5375857