scholarly journals Simulation Research of Offshore Wind Farm VSC-HVDC Three-Level Converters for Grid Integration

2018 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 1146-1151
Author(s):  
Zewei Mao ◽  
Xianglian Xu ◽  
Jialiang Li ◽  
Shiwen Yu ◽  
Hao Geng
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Grid Integration ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Simulation Research

scholarly journals Current Source Converter Based Offshore Wind Farm: Configuration and Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miteshkumar Nandlal Popat
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Grid Integration ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Current Source Converter ◽  
Grid Side

Recently, offshore wind farms have emerged as the most promising sector in the global renewable energy industry. The main reasons for the rapid development of offshore wind farms includes much better wind resources and smaller environmental impact (e.g., audible noise and visual effect). However, the current state of the offshore wind power presents economic challenges significantly greater than onshore. In this thesis, a novel interconnecting method for permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based offshore wind farm is proposed, where cascaded pulse-width modulated (PWM) current-source converters (CSCs) are employed on both generator- and grid-side. With the converters in cascade to achieve high operating voltages, the proposed method eliminates the need for bulky and very costly offshore converter substation which is usually employed in voltage source converter (VSC) high voltage DC (HVDC)-based counterparts. Related research in terms of control schemes and grid integration are carried out to adapt the proposed cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm configuration. The large distance between generator- and grid-side CSC in the proposed wind farm configuration addresses significant challenges for the system control. In order to overcome the problem, a novel decoupled control scheme is developed. The active and reactive power control on the grid-side converters are achieved without any exchange of information from the generator-side controller. Therefore, the long distance communication links between the generator- and grid-side converters are eliminated and both controllers are completely decoupled. At the same time, the maximum power tracking control is achieved for the generator-side converters that enable full utilization of the wind energy. Considering inconsistent wind speed at each turbine, a coordinated control scheme is proposed for the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm. In proposed control strategy, the wind farm supervisory control (WFSC) is developed to generate the optimized dc-link current control. This enables all the turbines to independently track their own MPPT even with inconsistent wind speed at each turbine. Grid integration issues, especially the fault ride-through (FRT) capability for the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm are addressed. Challenges in implementing existing FRT methods to the proposed offshore wind farm are identified. Based on this, a new FRT strategy using inherent short circuit operating capability of the CSC is developed. Moreover, the mitigation strategy is developed to ensure the continuous operation of the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm when one or more turbines fail to operate. Simulation and experimental verification for various objectives are provided throughout the thesis. The results validate the proposed solutions for the main challenges of the cascaded current source converter based offshore wind farm.

scholarly journals Offshore Wind Farm-Grid Integration: A Review on Infrastructure, Challenges, and Grid Solutions

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Syed Wajahat Ali ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq ◽  
Yacine Terriche ◽  
Syed Ahmad Raza Naqvi ◽  
Le Quang Nhat Hoang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Grid Integration ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm

scholarly journals Current Source Converter Based Offshore Wind Farm: Configuration and Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miteshkumar Nandlal Popat
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Grid Integration ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Current Source Converter ◽  
Grid Side

Recently, offshore wind farms have emerged as the most promising sector in the global renewable energy industry. The main reasons for the rapid development of offshore wind farms includes much better wind resources and smaller environmental impact (e.g., audible noise and visual effect). However, the current state of the offshore wind power presents economic challenges significantly greater than onshore. In this thesis, a novel interconnecting method for permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based offshore wind farm is proposed, where cascaded pulse-width modulated (PWM) current-source converters (CSCs) are employed on both generator- and grid-side. With the converters in cascade to achieve high operating voltages, the proposed method eliminates the need for bulky and very costly offshore converter substation which is usually employed in voltage source converter (VSC) high voltage DC (HVDC)-based counterparts. Related research in terms of control schemes and grid integration are carried out to adapt the proposed cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm configuration. The large distance between generator- and grid-side CSC in the proposed wind farm configuration addresses significant challenges for the system control. In order to overcome the problem, a novel decoupled control scheme is developed. The active and reactive power control on the grid-side converters are achieved without any exchange of information from the generator-side controller. Therefore, the long distance communication links between the generator- and grid-side converters are eliminated and both controllers are completely decoupled. At the same time, the maximum power tracking control is achieved for the generator-side converters that enable full utilization of the wind energy. Considering inconsistent wind speed at each turbine, a coordinated control scheme is proposed for the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm. In proposed control strategy, the wind farm supervisory control (WFSC) is developed to generate the optimized dc-link current control. This enables all the turbines to independently track their own MPPT even with inconsistent wind speed at each turbine. Grid integration issues, especially the fault ride-through (FRT) capability for the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm are addressed. Challenges in implementing existing FRT methods to the proposed offshore wind farm are identified. Based on this, a new FRT strategy using inherent short circuit operating capability of the CSC is developed. Moreover, the mitigation strategy is developed to ensure the continuous operation of the cascaded CSC-based offshore wind farm when one or more turbines fail to operate. Simulation and experimental verification for various objectives are provided throughout the thesis. The results validate the proposed solutions for the main challenges of the cascaded current source converter based offshore wind farm.

Offshore Wind Farm Grid Integration by VSC Technology With LCC-Based HVDC Transmission

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 899-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymundo E. Torres-Olguin ◽  
Marta Molinas ◽  
Tore Undeland
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Grid Integration ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Hvdc Transmission

Damping of Frequency Fluctuations of Hybrid Power System by Variable Deloaded Operation of PMSG Based Offshore Wind Farm

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-268
Author(s):  
Effat Jahan ◽  
Md. Rifat Hazari ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Mannan ◽  
Atsushi Umemura ◽  
Rion Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Frequency Fluctuations

scholarly journals Bidirectional marx DC–DC converter for offshore wind farm application

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (17) ◽  
pp. 3848-3854
Author(s):  
Samir Milad Alagab ◽  
Sarath Tennakoon ◽  
Chris Gould
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm
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