Title :
Fault contribution considerations for wind plant system design and power system protection issues
Author :
Miller, Dean H. ; Niemira, James K.
Author_Institution :
PacifiCorp, Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses design considerations of wind powered generating plants that require knowledge of the fault current contribution of the generators. To provide context, the paper includes brief summary of typical design of the electrical collection and interconnect systems of wind power plants. The impact of fault current contribution on equipment selection is discussed. Common protective relaying practices are discussed and the impacts of fault contributions on setting and selectivity of protective relaying systems are discussed.
Keywords :
equipment selection; fault currents; power generation faults; power generation protection; power system interconnection; relay protection; wind power plants; electrical collection; equipment selection; fault contribution; generators fault current contribution; power system protection issues; protective relaying systems; wind plant system design; wind power plants interconnect systems; wind powered generating plants; Circuit faults; Fault currents; Generators; Grounding; Relays; Substations; Wind turbines; WTG; collector system; directional; fault current; line protection; point of interconnect; relay; ride-through; wind power plant; wind turbine generator;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), 2012 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1934-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2160-8555
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2012.6281597
