Inertial Response of Wind Power Plants: A Comparison of Frequency-Based Inertial Control and Stepwise Inertial Control

Vahan Gevorgian, Eduard Muljadi, Xiao Wang, Wenzhong Gao, Jianhui Wang, Shijie Yan, Ziping Wu, Weihang Yan, Moses Kang, Min Hwang, YongCheol Kang

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Abstract

The frequency regulation capability of a wind power plant plays an important role in enhancing frequency reliability especially in an isolated power system with high wind power penetration levels. A comparison of two types of inertial control methods, namely frequency-based inertial control (FBIC) and stepwise inertial control (SIC), is presented in this paper. Comprehensive case studies are carried out to reveal features of the different inertial control methods, simulated in a modified Western System Coordination Council (WSCC) nine-bus power grid using real-time digital simulator (RTDS) platform. The simulation results provide an insight into the inertial control methods under various scenarios.

Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2016
Event48th North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2016 - Denver, United States
Duration: 18 Sep 201620 Sep 2016

Conference

Conference48th North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period18/09/1620/09/16

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5D00-67831

Keywords

  • frequency regulation
  • frequency-based inertial control
  • inertial response
  • RTDS
  • stepwise inertial control

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