Enhanced performance controller for high power wind converters connected to weak grids

This study proposes a control scheme for high power grid-connected wind power converters, which is oriented to enhance their performance when connected to weak grids with low short circuit ratio. The proposed controller consists of an outer current reference generation loop and an inner current loop...

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Autores: Shahparasti, Mahdi, Catalan, Pedro, García Quintanilla, José Ignacio, Candela García, José Ignacio|||0000-0003-0890-8737, Tarraso Martínez, Andrés|||0000-0002-2610-177X, Luna Alloza, Álvaro|||0000-0002-4487-6659
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/358272
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/358272
https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2019.1021
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wind power
Electric controllers
Electric current converters
Energia eòlica
Reguladors elèctrics
Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia eòlica
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Sumario:This study proposes a control scheme for high power grid-connected wind power converters, which is oriented to enhance their performance when connected to weak grids with low short circuit ratio. The proposed controller consists of an outer current reference generation loop and an inner current loop, working in stationary reference frame. In the outer loop, the current reference is calculated to comply simultaneously with the grid code requirements, the control of the DC link, and the operational safety margins of the converter during faulty conditions. On the other hand, the proposed inner current loop consists of a proportional resonant controller, a capacitor voltage feedforward and a phase shifter. Moreover, simulation results considering different weak grid conditions, as well as experimental results of a full-scale 4 MW converter test-bench are presented to validate the good performance of the proposed method.