Abstract
In this paper the concept of a ‘virtual power plant’ is considered. This work
chooses this to be a wind farm and a gas turbine driven synchronous generator whose outputs are combined before connecting to the grid. The gas turbine and synchronous generator are controlled to regulate the power and voltage level. Increased power quality is expected to increase the profitability of the power and voltage stability is expected to protect the wind powered induction generators from stalling due to faults on the grid. A dynamic model of the synchronous and induction generators, lines and gas turbine are constructed and the output of a dynamic model of a wind turbine is scaled appropriately to produce the output from a wind farm. The load demand for the gas turbine is controlled and a PSS and an AVR are used to control the voltage. The performance under different wind conditions, with different sizes of wind farm and during grid faults are examined.
chooses this to be a wind farm and a gas turbine driven synchronous generator whose outputs are combined before connecting to the grid. The gas turbine and synchronous generator are controlled to regulate the power and voltage level. Increased power quality is expected to increase the profitability of the power and voltage stability is expected to protect the wind powered induction generators from stalling due to faults on the grid. A dynamic model of the synchronous and induction generators, lines and gas turbine are constructed and the output of a dynamic model of a wind turbine is scaled appropriately to produce the output from a wind farm. The load demand for the gas turbine is controlled and a PSS and an AVR are used to control the voltage. The performance under different wind conditions, with different sizes of wind farm and during grid faults are examined.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 12 May 2003 |
| Event | 17th International Conference on Electricity Distribution - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 12 May 2003 → 15 May 2003 |
Conference
| Conference | 17th International Conference on Electricity Distribution |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Period | 12/05/03 → 15/05/03 |