Analysis of fatigue life loss of drivetrain of doubly-fed wind turbines under short-circuit fault of power grid

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu Shilong ◽  
Li Hui ◽  
Gong Lijiao ◽  
Wang Bin ◽  
Chai Zhaoseng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Short Circuit Fault

Variable-speed Wind Turbines with Doubly-fed Induction Generators Part II: Power System Stability

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Akhmatov
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Variable Speed ◽  
Electrical Currents ◽  
Induction Generators ◽  
Doubly Fed Induction Generators ◽  
Doubly Fed

This article describes the second part of a larger investigation of dynamic interaction between variable-speed wind turbines equipped with doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG) and the power grid. A simulation model is applied for dynamic stability investigations, with the entire power grid subjected to a short-circuit fault. During the grid disturbances, the DFIG converter is found to be the most sensitive part of the wind turbine. Therefore the electrical currents are determined using the transient generator model. The converter action is crucial for wind turbine operation associated with such disturbances, especially regarding tripping or uninterrupted operation.

Variable-Speed Wind Turbines with Doubly-Fed Induction Generators Part III: Model with the Back-to-back Converters

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Akhmatov
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Practical Investigations ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Variable Speed ◽  
Induction Generators ◽  
Doubly Fed Induction Generators ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Short Circuit Fault

A model of the back-to-back converter is set up and implemented in the simulation tool PSS/E as a user-developed model. This model is applied with that of the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), described in previous parts of this work [parts II and I]. The latter models variable-speed wind turbines in power stability investigations. Subjected to a short circuit fault, there will be a risk of converter blocking, followed by tripping of the wind turbine [1, 3]. The main reasons of blocking are over-current in the rotor converter and over-voltage in the dc-link. The DFIG model, with representation of the back-to-back converter, results in (a) more accurate replication of the current in the rotor converter and (b) improved computation of the dc-link voltage. These improvements are compared with the model with representation of the rotor converter only. Hence, the DFIG model with representation of the back-to-back converters might be preferred, in practical investigations of power system stability, to models with representation of the rotor converter only.

Symmetrical Short Circuit Current Characteristics of Doubly Fed Induction Generator Wind Turbine with Crowbar Protection

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 782-787
Author(s):  
Jia Jun Zhai ◽  
Bu Han Zhang ◽  
Kui Wang ◽  
Wen Shao ◽  
Cheng Xiong Mao
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Induction Generator ◽  
Doubly Fed Induction Generator ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Crowbar Protection ◽  
Short Circuit Fault

Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is now becoming one of most widely used wind turbines in global market for wind power generation, due to its outstanding advantages. However, the DFIG is sensitive to grid faults. The DFIG will have to be removed from the grid if there’s no protection appliance in it. Therefore, the crowbar protection is widely used in the world for improving the low voltage ride-through ability of wind turbines. This paper analysed the operating characteristics and short-circuit current of DFIG under symmetrical short-circuit fault with respect to different sags to grid voltage, which on the basis of DFIG wind turbine with crowbar protection. And the expressions of short-circuit current under symmetrical short-circuit fault for DFIG were derived. The effectiveness of the expression was simulated in PSCAD/EMTDC.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Variable Resistor-Based FCL for Fault Ride-Through Performance Enhancement of DFIG-Based Wind Turbines

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mehdi Firouzi ◽  
Mohammadreza Shafiee ◽  
Mojtaba Nasiri
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Variable Resistor ◽  
Fault Ride Through ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Bridge Type ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Grid Side ◽  
Short Circuit Fault

Fault ride-through (FRT) requirement is a matter of great concern for doubly fed induction generator (DFIG-) based wind turbines (WTs). This study presents a nonlinear variable resistor- (NVR-) based bridge-type fault current limiter (BFCL) to augment the FRT performance of DFIG-based WTs. First, the BFCL operation and nonlinear control design consideration of the proposed NVR-based BFCL are presented. Then, the NVR-BFCL performance is validated through simulation in PSCAD/EMTDC software. In addition, the NVR-based BFCL performance is compared with the fixed resistor- (FR-) based BFCL for a three-phase symmetrical short circuit fault at the grid side. Simulation results reveal that the NVR-based BFCL provides a smooth and effective FRT scheme and outperforms the FR-based BFCL.

Study on operating modes of doubly fed induction generator with a short circuit fault on grid near the wind power plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Thai Hiep Le ◽  
◽  
Duong Hoang Phuc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Active Power ◽  
Induction Generator ◽  
Wind Power Plant ◽  
Doubly Fed Induction Generator ◽  
Power Characteristic ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Short Circuit Fault

In this paper, the operating mode of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine is studied in order to evaluate its fault ride-through and transient stability with a grid’s short circuit fault at near the wind power plant. Based on the structure of DFIG, external resistors are directly connected to rotor windings, then the generator operates as a wound rotor induction generator (WRIG) when there is a short circuit fault on the grid. According to the simulation results in Matlab, the active power is consumed on the crowbar resistor, causing the active power characteristic of generator is changed from high to low. As a result, the amount of excess mechanical energy is not much, so the generator be not accelerated significantly. These simulation results show that it is appropriate to use the crowbar resistor to change the power characteristic of the DFIG. Thanks to this change, the generator is still connected to the grid, stable operation both during and after a short circuit.

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