Energy Storage and Reactive Power Compensator in a Large Wind Farm: Preprint

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Abstract

The size of wind farm power systems is increasing, and so is the number of wind farms contributing to the power systems network. The size of wind turbines is also increasing--from less than 1 MW a few years ago to the 2- to 3-MW machines being installed today and the 5-MW machines under development. The interaction of the wind farm, energy storage, reactive power compensation, and the powersystem network is being investigated. Because the loads and the wind farms' output fluctuate during the day, the use of energy storage and reactive power compensation is ideal for the power system network. Energy storage and reactive power compensation can minimize real/reactive power imbalances that can affect the surrounding power system. In this paper, we will show how the contribution ofwind farms affects the power distribution network and how the power distribution network, energy storage, and reactive power compensation interact when the wind changes. We will also investigate the size of the components in relation to each other and to the power system.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages13
StatePublished - 2003
Event42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Reno, Nevada
Duration: 5 Jan 20048 Jan 2004

Conference

Conference42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
CityReno, Nevada
Period5/01/048/01/04

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-500-34701

Keywords

  • energy storage
  • induction generator
  • power systems
  • reactive power compensator
  • renewable energy (RE)
  • static VAR compensator
  • synchronous generator
  • wind farm
  • wind turbine

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