Abstract
Fault Ride-Through (FRT) capabilities set up according to the grid codes may affect the performance of related protective elements during fault periods. Therefore, in this paper the coordination between the FRT capability and over-current protection of DFIG Wind Generators in MV networks is investigated. Simulation test cases using MATLAB-Simulink are implemented on a 365-MW wind farm in AL-Zaafarana, Egypt. The simulation results show the influence of the FRT capability on the protective relaying coordination in wind farms, showing that the FRT may work in situations where is were expected not to work, and then disabling the over-current protection, which should have worked in this situation.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Energy and Power Engineering |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 20-29 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISSN | 1934-8975 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- Wind farms protection
- Dynamic modeling
- MATLAB-Simulink
- Fuse
- Doubly-fed
- Induction generators