Ride-Through Capability Predictions for Wind Power Plants in the ERCOT Network

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Abstract

Utility system operators and engineers now want a better understanding of the impacts of large wind farms on grid stability before the farms are interconnected to the grid. Utilities need wind farm electrical models and methods of analysis that will help them analyze potential problems of grid stability. Without the necessary tools and knowledge of the behavior of large wind power plants,utilities are reluctant to integrate more wind power into the grid. The dynamic models used in this paper were developed by Power Technologies Inc. (PTI), under subcontract from ERCOT. A three-phase fault on important buses will be tested, and the potential impact on wind farms will be investigated. Two methods, dynamic analysis and steady state analysis (Zbus prediction), will be used topredict the low voltage ride through capability of the wind farms. Comparison between the two methods will be presented.
Original languageAmerican English
PagesVol. 1: 72-79
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting - San Francisco, California
Duration: 12 Jun 200516 Jun 2005

Conference

Conference2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting
CitySan Francisco, California
Period12/06/0516/06/05

Bibliographical note

For preprint version see NREL/CP-500-37355

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-500-39372

Keywords

  • wind turbine

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