Difference between grid connections of large-scale wind power and conventional synchronous generation

In China, regions with abundant wind energy resources are generally located at the end of power grids. The power grid architecture in these regions is typically not sufficiently strong, and the energy structure is relatively simple. Thus, connecting large-capacity wind power units complicates the peak load regulation and stable operation of the power grids in these regions. Most wind turbines use power electronic converter technology, which affects the safety and stability of the power grid differently compared with conventional synchronous generators. Furthermore, fluctuations in wind power cause fluctuations in the output of wind farms, making it difficult to create and implement suitable power generation plans for wind farms. The generation technology and grid connection scheme for wind power and conventional thermal power generation differ considerably. Moreover, the active and reactive power control abilities of wind turbines are weaker than those of thermal power units, necessitating additional equipment to control wind turbines. Hence, to address the aforementioned issues with large-scale wind power generation, this study analyzes the differences between the grid connection and collection strategies for wind power bases and thermal power plants. Based on this analysis, the differences in the power control modes of wind power and thermal power are further investigated. Finally, the stability of different control modes is analyzed through simulation. The findings can be beneficial for the planning and development of large-scale wind power generation farms.     

Exploitation of wind-energy resources in proximity to weak electric grids

Many sites with favourable wind conditions exist in proximity to relatively weak electric grids. This may imply that the sites only to a limited degree can be exploited for wind farms producing electricity due to technical constraints related to the weak grid. The paper first describes these constraints and secondly a number of ways for connecting more wind power to a weak electric grid are presented. The methods and technologies presented are relevant for all projects involving exploitation of wind energy in proximity to weak electric grids.     

短路故障清除时刻直驱风电机组机端暂态过电压研究

大规模风电汇集地区的配套火电机组少,属于交流弱电网,故障后暂态过电压问题严重。2011年至今,中国西北、东北、华北等多个区域电网已经发生了数十起风电暂态过电压脱网事件,且事故中,故障恢复过电压引发脱网的风力机占比很高,其过电压程度直接影响风电场的开机容量。针对该问题,该文基于典型低电压穿越策略建立永磁直驱风电机组（PMSG）并网模型,研究弱电网条件下送出线路短路故障清除时刻PMSG机端暂态过电压的影响因素。结果表明,PMSG暂态过电压与风电机组容量、电压跌落程度及锁相环动态特性等因素有关,根据某实际直驱风场搭建仿真系统模型验证了该结论。     

Applying power quality characteristics of wind turbines for assessing impact on voltage quality

Injection of wind power into an electric grid affects the voltage quality. As the voltage quality must be within certain limits to comply with utility requirements, the effect should be assessed prior to installation. To assess the effect, knowledge about the electrical characteristics of the wind turbines is needed or else the result could easily be an inappropriate design of the grid connection. The electrical characteristics of wind turbines are manufacturer‐specific but not site‐specific. This means that, having the actual parameter values for a specific wind turbine, the expected impact of the wind turbine type on voltage quality when deployed at a specific site, possibly as a group of wind turbines, can be calculated. The methodology for this is explained and illustrated by case studies considering a 5 × 750 kW wind farm on a 22 kV distribution feeder. The detailed analysis suggests that the wind farm capacity can be operated at the grid without causing unacceptable voltage quality. For comparison, a simplified design criterion is considered assuming that the wind farm is only allowed to cause a voltage increment of 1%. According to this criterion, only a very limited wind power capacity would be allowed. Measurements confirm, however, the suggestion of the detailed analysis, and it is concluded that a simplified design criterion such as the ‘1% rule’ should not be used for dimensioning the grid connection of wind farms. Rather, this article suggests a systematic approach including assessment of slow voltage variations, flicker, voltage dips and harmonics, possibly supported by more detailed analyses, e.g. system stability if the wind farm is large or the grid is very weak, and impact on grid frequency in systems where wind power covers a high fraction of the load, i.e. most relevant for isolated systems. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

风电场调度自动化系统的设计与应用

本文结合风电场及风电机组自身所具备的调节能力和运行特点,论述风电场调度自动化系统的设计思路,引入AVC(自动电压控制系统)、有功功率控制系统、风电功率预测系统及其他风力监测和报警等辅助系统,建立风电场与电网系统良好的调度方式,从而使风电场切实参与到电网调度和系统安全稳定的维护中。     

Wind farm—A power source in future power systems

The paper describes modern wind power systems, introduces the issues of large penetration of wind power into power systems, and discusses the possible methods of making wind turbines/farms act as a power source, like conventional power plants in power systems. Firstly, the paper describes modern wind turbines and wind farms, and then introduces the wind power development and wind farms. An optimization platform for designing electrical systems of offshore wind farms is briefed. The major issues related to the grid connection requirements and the operation of wind turbines/farms in power systems are illustrated.     

Aggregated dynamic model for wind farms with doubly fed induction generator wind turbines

As a result of increasing wind farms penetration in power systems, the wind farms begin to influence power system, and thus the modelling of wind farms has become an interesting research topic. Nowadays, doubly fed induction generator based on wind turbine is the most widely used technology for wind farms due to its main advantages such as high-energy efficiency and controllability, and improved power quality. When the impact of a wind farm on power systems is studied, the behavior of the wind farm at the point common coupling to grid can be represented by an equivalent model derived from the aggregation of wind turbines into an equivalent wind turbine, instead of the complete model including the modelling of all the wind turbines. In this paper, a new equivalent model of wind farms with doubly fed induction generator wind turbines is proposed to represent the collective response of the wind farm by one single equivalent wind turbine, even although the aggregated wind turbines operate receiving different incoming winds. The effectiveness of the equivalent model to represent the collective response of the wind farm is demonstrated by comparing the simulation results of equivalent and complete models both during normal operation and grid disturbances.     

大规模集中接入条件下风电涉网特性分析

结合当前新能源迅猛发展的现状,分析了双馈风力发电机组的基本原理,利用simulink模型仿真分析了大规模集中接入条件下风电运行特性及风险,并最终提出了"风机低电压穿越改造"、"开放风电机组无功调节能力"两相项关键措施。仿真结果表明,文中提出的技术措施可为大规模集中接入条件下,风电及电网的安全稳定运行供借鉴。     

Energy balance analysis of wind-based pumped hydro storage systems in remote island electrical networks

The introduction of pumped hydro storage (PHS) systems in isolated electrical grids, such as those found in island regions, appears to be a promising solution that is able to face both the high electricity production cost and the continuously increasing power demand encountered in these areas. In this context, the current work presents a methodology for the sizing of PHS systems that exploit the excess wind energy amounts produced by local wind farms, otherwise rejected due to imposed electrical grid limitations. The methodology is accordingly applied to the Greek island of Lesbos. Initially, a calculation of the wind power penetration ability to the local grid is carried out and the corresponding curtailments of existing and future wind farms are determined. An integrated computational algorithm is then presented which simulates the operation of the system during an entire year and gives in detail the hourly operational status as well as the various energy losses of the system main components. Based on the application results obtained, the ability of the wind energy to remarkably contribute to the electrification of the remote islands becomes evident.     

考虑大规模风电接入的电力规划研究

由于风电出力的不确定性、反调峰性和风电场选址的限制等问题,大规模风电并网后要求电力系统留有更多的备用电源和调峰电源,且电网结构薄弱远距离输送能力有限,使得多数风电场出力无法被消纳,对系统的稳定运行、电源规划和电网规划等方面造成了很大的负面影响,阻碍了风电的规模化应用。分析了大规模风电接入对系统可靠性、系统备用以及运营成本等带来的挑战,从电力规划角度回顾和评述了国内外风电接入系统在电源规划、电网规划以及电源电网协调规划等领域的研究进展和研究现状,明确了该领域的研究重点和研究方向。     

国外风电并网特点及对我国的启示

国外风电发达国家已有风电场大多装机规模较小,主要是分散接入配电网就地消纳。风电大规模并网依赖于坚强电网的支撑,同时也需要其他电源的支持和协调发展。如丹麦东部电网通过交流输电线路与挪威、瑞典、芬兰等国组成北欧电网,西部电网则通过德国电网与欧洲大陆互联电网相联,北欧电网中的大量水电为丹麦风电提供了足够的调峰支持;而美国大量具有灵活调节能力的燃气电站为风电快速发展提供了保障。国外针对未来风电大规模开发,规划通过高电压等级线路接入电网,远距离输送至负荷中心地区,并且扩展输电网以扩大风电消纳范围和规模。风电发达国家都制定了严格的并网导则且强制执行,风电收购政策根据风电发展的不同阶段不断调整,同时广泛开展了风电功率预测工作,并对风电进行有效调控。我国风电在持续快速发展中暴露出一些问题,如风电开发缺乏统一规划,配套电网建设难度较大;系统调峰能力不足;电网建设滞后于电源建设,尤其是跨大区电网的互联规模不足;风电技术和运行水平较低,相关政策有待完善等。建议我国应努力优化电源结构,增加电源装机中调峰电源和灵活调节电源的比重;建设坚强智能电网,解决风电大规模接入和输送问题;完善相关法律和政策支持体系。     

Power quality assessment of wind turbines and comparison with conventional legal regulations: A case study in Turkey

Renewable energy sources have been investigated for use instead of conventional fossil fuels in many areas. Among these renewable energy sources, wind energy has come into prominence owing to the fact that it is a clean, sustainable and cost-effective type of energy. However, the connection of large wind farms to the grid may cause problems in terms of power quality due to the variability of the energy extracted from the wind. The mentioned power quality problems are generally taken into consideration after the grid integration of wind farms. However, the precautions that can be taken by means of the assessments before the installation of the turbines represent an easier and more economic way. In this study, the possible effects of the grid connected wind turbines on the power quality characteristics have been defined and the MATLAB based models have been constructed so as to calculate these effects. Particularly, fast voltage variations that are difficult to model due to their relations with the human factor have been analyzed in detail. It has been aimed that the models are suitable for use in practice while utilizing various standards such as IEC 61400-21 and IEC 61000-4-15 in order to setup the models. The analyses of the implementations that represent constraints for exploiting the wind resources in Turkey have been realized in terms of production and consumption with a case study. The realized calculations present the applicability of the model to grid conditions with different characteristics. It is also presented that the wind energy penetration can be increased without deteriorating the power quality of the grid with the use of the proposed model.     

风电场中多台风力机的数值模拟

将NREL 5 MW风力机作为基本机型,使用致动线模型和大涡模拟相结合的数值方法,在中性大气边界层中模拟含有多台风力机的风电场。为了模拟风电场的复杂入流条件,首先模拟体积为3000 m(长)×3000 m(宽)×1000m(高)的大气边界层,并对模拟结果进行验证,结果表明:在覆盖逆温层以下,不同高度处的位温不变,平均风速满足剪切特性,脉动风速满足湍流谱特性;然后,分析了致动线模型中风轮直径上的网格节点数量(N)和高斯分布因子(ε)的取值规律,发现ε以网格尺度(η)为自变量取值时,N越大,η的系数越大,当N取63时,η的系数可取2或3,但N取25时,η只能取1.2;最后,使用致动线模型在大气边界层中布置8台风力机,模拟风电场,并对风力机间的相互干扰进行分析,发现第一排风力机功率明显大于其他风力机功率输出,占风场总功率输出的40.3%。     

The world's largest all-vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system for a wind farm

风力发电具有明显的随机性,间歇性,不可控性和反调峰特性,风力发电的大规模并网给电网调峰和稳定,安全运行带来了巨大压力,造成弃风限电现象愈加严重,严重影响了风力资源的有效利用和经济效益.全钒液流电池储能电站在能量管理系统的调度下,对风力发电输出功率进行平滑,配合风电场功率预报系统,提高风电场跟踪计划发电能力,改善了风电场并网电能质量,降低了对电网的冲击与影响,同时也提高了风电场输出功率可控性,有利于提高电网对风电的接纳能力.国电龙源卧牛石风电场配套的5 MW/10 MW∙h全钒液流电池储能系统为目前世界上最大规模的全钒液流电池储能系统.本文介绍了该全钒液流电池技术特点和储能系统的设计,成组方案及功能,并对储能技术在可再生能源发展中的作用进行了展望.     

Probabilistic performance assessment of wind energy conversionsystems

This paper describes the development of a general probabilistic model of an autonomous wind energy conversion system (WECS) composed of several wind turbines (wind farm) connected to a load and a battery storage. The proposed technique allows the simulation of wind farms containing identical or different wind turbines types and considers a bidirectional flow of power in and out of the battery. The model is based upon a simple procedure to estimate the joint probability distribution function of the total available wind power and that of the turbines operating modes due to hardware failure. A methodology is also developed to use the proposed model to determine an upper limit on the size of the battery storage required for a given number of turbines to satisfy the load with a certain expected energy not supplied (EENS). The model can also be used to evaluate the energy purchased from or injected to the grid in the case of grid-connected systems     

我国发展风电产业的战略性分析

近年来,我国风电产业发展突飞猛进,风机产量和风场装机总容量连年全球第一。然而,伴随着风场风机重大质量事故频发、大规模脱网事故频发、以及风电上网难、"弃风"严重等问题的出现,风电制造企业亏损裁员,风电产业发展前途成为问题。从能源持续发展、环保和碳减排、均衡区域发展、履行国际义务等角度,分析了风电的比较优势,阐明了风电产业长远发展的战略意义。     

Comparative study on the performance of control systems for doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbines operating with power regulation

As a result of the increasing wind power penetration on power systems, the wind farms are today required to participate actively in grid operation by an appropriate generation control. This paper presents a comparative study on the performance of three control strategies for DFIG wind turbines. The study focuses on the regulation of the active and reactive power to a set point ordered by the wind farm control system. Two of them (control systems 1 and 2) are based on existing strategies, whereas the third control system (control system 3) presents a novel control strategy, which is actually a variation of the control system 2. The control strategies are evaluated through simulations of DFIG wind turbines, under normal operating conditions, integrated in a wind farm with centralized control system controlling the wind farm generation at the connection point and computing the power reference for each wind turbine according to a proportional distribution of the available power. The three control systems present similar performance when they operate with power optimization and power limitation strategies. However, the control system 3 with down power regulation presents a better response with respect to the reactive power production, achieving a higher available reactive power as compared with the other two. This is a very important aspect to maintain an appropriate voltage control at the wind farm bus.     

The economics of large-scale wind power in the UK A model of an optimally mixed CEGB electricity grid

Previous calculations of the economics of large-scale wind power have been generally limited to the evaluation of the marginal cost of energy, assuming that the addition of a wind farm to an electricity grid does not change the mix of base, intermediate and peak load plant in that grid. Here a simple but powerful numerical generation planning model has been constructed for grids containing wind farms and three classes of thermal power station, but no storage. Electricity demand and available power are specified by empirically based probability distribution functions and the plant mix which minimizes the total annualized costs of the generating system is determined. Capacity credit of wind power is automatically taken into account in the optimization. Using the model, the breakeven costs of wind energy in a model British CEGB grid, containing coal, nuclear, oil and wind driven power plant, are evaluated under various conditions. For a wide range of parameter values, large-scale wind power is likely to be economically competitive in this grid.     

Empowering the electric grid: Can SMES coupled to wind turbines improve grid stability?

The transition to a low carbon energy portfolio necessitates a reduction in the demand of fossil-fuel and an increase in renewable energy generation and penetration. Wind energy in particular is ubiquitous, yet the stochastic nature of wind energy hinders its wide-spread adoption into the electric grid. Numerous techniques (improved wind forecasting, improved wind turbine design and improved power electronics) have been proposed to increase the penetration of wind energy, yet only a few have addressed the challenges of wind intermittency, grid stability and flexibility simultaneously. The problem of excess wind energy results in wind curtailment and has plagued large scale wind integration. NREL's HOMER software is used to show that a strong negative correlation exists between the cycles to failure of a storage device and the excess wind energy on the system. A 1 MJ magnesium-diboride superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system is designed to alleviate momentary interruptions (lasting from a few milli-seconds to a few minutes) in wind turbines. The simulation results establish the efficacy of SMES coupled with wind turbines improve output power quality and show that a 1 MJ SMES alleviated momentary interruptions for ∼50 s in 3 MW wind turbines. These studies suggest that SMES when coupled to wind turbines could be ideal storage devices that improve wind power quality and electric grid stability.