A wind power system differs from a conventional power system. In a conventional power plant, the operator can control the plant’s output. The output of a wind farm cannot be controlled because the output fluctuates with the wind. In this study, we investigated only the fixed-frequency induction generator, often used with wind turbines. We adopted the worst-case scenario and conducted a per-phase, per-turbine analysis. Our analysis showed a strong interaction among the wind farm, the utility grid, and the individual generator. In this paper, we investigate the power-system interaction resulting from power variations at wind farms using steady-state analysis. We use the characteristic of a real windsite on a known weak grid. We present different types of capacitor compensations and use phasor diagrams to illustrate the characteristics of these compensations. The purpose of our study is to provide wind farm developers with somc insights on wind farm power systems.
Skip Nav Destination
ASME 2002 Wind Energy Symposium
January 14–17, 2002
Reno, Nevada, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- ASME
ISBN:
1-56347-476-X
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
A Study of a Wind Farm Power System
E. Muljadi,
E. Muljadi
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Search for other works by this author on:
Y. Wan,
Y. Wan
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Search for other works by this author on:
C. P. Butterfield,
C. P. Butterfield
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Search for other works by this author on:
B. Parsons
B. Parsons
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Search for other works by this author on:
E. Muljadi
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Y. Wan
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
C. P. Butterfield
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
B. Parsons
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Paper No:
WIND2002-59, pp. 361-370; 10 pages
Published Online:
February 24, 2009
Citation
Muljadi, E, Wan, Y, Butterfield, CP, & Parsons, B. "A Study of a Wind Farm Power System." Proceedings of the ASME 2002 Wind Energy Symposium. ASME 2002 Wind Energy Symposium. Reno, Nevada, USA. January 14–17, 2002. pp. 361-370. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/WIND2002-59
Download citation file:
5
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Self-Excitation and Harmonics in Wind Power Generation
J. Sol. Energy Eng (November,2005)
Modeling and Optimal Control Applying the Flower Pollination Algorithm to Doubly Fed Induction Generators on a Wind Farm in a Hot Arid Climate
J. Sol. Energy Eng (August,2021)
A Wind Farm Power Maximization Method Based on Multi-Strategy Improved Sparrow Search Algorithm
J. Sol. Energy Eng (June,2024)
Related Chapters
Improving Dynamic Performance of Wind Farms in a Distribution System Using DSTATCOM
International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, 3rd (ICSTE 2011)
A Utility Perspective of Wind Energy
Wind Turbine Technology: Fundamental Concepts in Wind Turbine Engineering, Second Edition
Hydro Tasmania — King Island Case Study
Energy and Power Generation Handbook: Established and Emerging Technologies