Renewable Energy
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The impact of wind farms with doubly fed induction generators on power system
electromechanical oscillations
M. Jafarian*, A.M. Ranjbar
Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
a r t i c l e i n f o
a b s t r a c t
Article history:
Received 18 January 2012
Accepted 12 August 2012
Available online 13 September 2012
Introduction of large amounts of new wind generation can affect the small signal stability of power
systems with three mechanisms: displacing synchronous generators (SGs); reducing SGs power generation; and the dynamics of wind farms (WFs) interacting with the electromechanical mode of SGs. In this
paper a novel approach is developed to investigate the impact of the latter mechanism on existing power
systems oscillations. In this approach, the dynamic behavior of grid connected WFs is studied independent of the dynamic behavior of system SGs. This approach helps to identify the conditions in which
the dynamics of WFs may interact with the electromechanical mode of SGs. Also it helps to foresee the
impact of these probable interactions on the frequency and damping of system oscillations. By using this
approach in a test system, it was shown that under some circumstances these dynamic interactions
considerably decrease the damping of system oscillations but they barely change the frequency of system
oscillations. The frequency of system oscillation and the operating point of WF are the two major
parameters determine the severity of the decrease in oscillation damping. Comparison of the SG electromechanical eigenvalues calculated before and after the introduction of the WF in the test system,
conrmed the prospects of the proposed approach.
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Keywords:
Small signal stability
Wind farm
Doubly fed induction generator
Dynamic interaction
Electromechanical oscillation
1. Introduction
During the last decade, wind power has been the worlds fastest
growing energy source [1] and many large WFs have been installed
and integrated into power systems, caused the share of wind power
to reach a considerable level [2].
As long as wind power penetration is insignicant, SGs determine
the overall dynamic behavior of power systems, but introduction of
large amounts of new wind generation can affect the stability of power
systems [3]. These effects in the elds of frequency stability [4,5],
transient stability [6], voltage stability [7] and small signal stability
have been treated and addressed in recent research efforts. Among
them, the small signal stability problem of power systems with high
penetration levels of wind power is one of the major challenging
elds. Small signal stability is the ability of the power system to
maintain synchronism when subjected to small disturbances. In
todays power systems, the small signal stability problem is usually the
lack of sufcient damping torque for system oscillations [8].
Among the several wind generation technologies developed
until now, variable speed wind turbines utilizing DFIGs are the
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1 d
j
vsqd Rs isqd us jsdq
ueb dt sqd
1 d
j
vrqd Rr irqd us ur jrdq
ueb dt rqd
(1)
2Ht
dut
dqtw
Tm kqtw c
dt
dt
1 dqtw
ut ur
ueb dt
(2)
dur
dqtw
2Hr
kqtw c
Te
dt
dt
Te Xm iqr ids idr iqs
where ut and ur are the turbine and generator rotating speeds
respectively; qtw is the shaft twist angle; Ht and Hr are the turbine
and generator inertia constants respectively; Tm and Te are the
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Introduction of new wind generation can affect system oscillations by three mechanisms: displacing SGs (and thereby reducing
installed SGs capacity and system effective inertia); reducing SGs
power generation; and the dynamics of WFs interacting with the
electromechanical mode of SGs. The impact of each of these
mechanisms is studied separately in this section.
3.1. Reduction in the capacity and active power generation of SGs
To analyze the impact of reduction in the capacity and active
power generation of SGs on system oscillations, rst we reduced
the capacity of the SG in Test system A from 1000 to 850 MVA; then
its active power generation from 800 to 650 MW. Table 1 shows the
SG electromechanical eigenvalues for the base case and these two
developed scenarios. Considering the results in Table 1, it can be
concluded that reduction in the capacity of SGs increases the
frequency of system oscillations but does not affect the damping of
oscillations. Also reduction in the active power generation of SGs
barely changes the frequency and damping of system oscillations.
3.2. Interactions between the dynamics of WFs and the
electromechanical mode of SGs
In this paper a novel approach is developed to investigate the
interactions between the dynamics of WFs and the electromechanical mode of SGs. In this approach the dynamic behavior of
WFs and SGs is studied independently. In this regard, Test system B
is modeled as two separate systems: System 1 that contains the SG;
and System 2 that contains the WF and the transmission network.
The small signal model of System 1 has two inputs: Dp2 and Dq2
(incremental changes in the SG active and reactive power generation respectively) and two outputs: Dq2 and Dv2 (incremental
changes in the bus 2 voltage angle and magnitude respectively).
The small signal model of System 2 has two inputs: Dq2 and Dv2,
SG capacity (MVA)
SG power
generation (MW)
Electromechanical
eigenvalue
1000
1000
850
800
650
800
0.119 8.970j
0.114 8.663j
0.113 10.259j
and two outputs: Dp2 and Dq2. The dynamic behavior of System 1
can be described using the state equations of the SG as follows:
d
xg Ag xg Bg Dp2 Dq2 T
dt
(3)
(4)
d
xg Atot xg
dt
1
Atot Ag Bg G1 Dg
Cg
(5)
Table 2
Sensitivity values of the SG electromechanical eigenvalue.
Sensitivity
parameter
Sensitivity value
Sensitivity
parameter
Sensitivity value
jGPqj
jGQqj
jGPVj
jGQVj
0.296:91
0.008:183
0.027:297
0.001:38
:GPq
:GQq
:GPV
:GQV
1.511:182
0.006:274
0.017:36
0.004:198
vlEM
vAtot
F
JEM
va
va EM
1 2
2 vG
vAtot
G1
Bg G1 Dg
Cg
va
va
(6)
vG
vG
va
vjGPq j
vG
vG
va
v:GP q
1
0
0
0
jGPq j*1:90+
0
0
0
783
(9)
dxd
Ad xd Bd Dp3 Dq3 T
dt
Dq3 Dv3 Cd xd Dd Dp3 Dq3
T
(10)
T
(7)
(8)
dxd
T
Asys2 xd Bsys2 Dq2 Dv2
dt
(11)
(12)
ur (p.u.)
PWF (p.u.)
Synchronous Super-synchronous
speed
speed
1.1
1
1.2
1
1.25
1
784
ur (p.u.)
PWF(p.u.)
lEM
No WF
0.74
1
1.25
0
0.4
1
1
0.116
0.128
0.081
0.179
14.656j
14.672j
14.665j
14.807j
Parameters of SG:
Rating 1000 MVA, Pg 800 MW, Vbase 26 kV, fbase 60 Hz,
H 4 s,
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