Power fluctuations in an isolated wind plant

Author

Carrillo, C. ; Feijóo, A.E. ; Cidrás, J. ; González, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Enxeneria Electrica, Univ. de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

Volume

19

Issue

1

fYear

2004

fDate

3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

217

Lastpage

221

Abstract

In this paper, a wind energy converter (WEC) model for the analysis of power fluctuations at an isolated wind plant is presented. The model includes the drive train dynamics, a first-order model for the asynchronous generator, and the power controller. The influence of each element is studied, and the conditions that can provoke oscillations in the power delivered by the WEC are considered. A set of measurements carried out during the setting of an isolated wind plant in the Canary Islands (Spain) is the basis for this study. In these measurements, an oscillatory behavior has been observed when wind speed was high.

Keywords

asynchronous generators; control system analysis; drives; power control; power convertors; power system dynamic stability; wind power plants; Canary Island; Spain; asynchronous generator; drive train dynamics; first-order model; isolated wind plant; oscillatory behavior; power controller; power fluctuations; power quality; power system dynamic stability; wind energy converter model; wind power generation; Blades; Fitting; Fluctuations; Poles and towers; Power generation; Power measurement; Synchronous generators; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEC.2003.822369

Filename

1268139