Performance Analysis of Wind Turbines with DFIG for Low Voltage Ride Through Capability Using a Crowbar Device

Mitali Gupta*, Ashok Kumar Pandey**
* PG Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India.
** Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India.
Periodicity:September - November'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jcir.3.4.5928

Abstract

Now-a-days, the penetration level of the wind generator system directly connected to the power system grid is rapidly increasing. Doubly Fed Induction Generator has been broadly used in Variable-Speed Constant-Frequency (VSCF) wind energy generation systems. The Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) based wind turbine system provides considerably better power delivery towards the demand. In this paper, the performance of DFIG based WT system during various types of symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault has been discussed. LVRT capability of the system based on the grid connection requirement during these faults is studied and discussed here. In this paper, a Crowbar protection device is discussed to overcome the undervoltage and overcurrent phenomenon.

Keywords

Wind Turbine (WT), Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG), Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT), Crowbar, DC Chopper, Series Dynamic Resistor (SDR).

How to Cite this Article?

Gupta, M., and Pandey, A. K. (2015). Performance Analysis of Wind Turbines with DFIG for Low Voltage Ride Through Capability Using a Crowbar Device i-manager’s Journal on Circuits and Systems, 3(4), 28-36. https://doi.org/10.26634/jcir.3.4.5928

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