Power oscillation damping from VSC-HVDC connected offshore wind power plants

Lorenzo Zeni, Robert Eriksson, Spyridon Goumalatsos, Mufit Altin, Poul Sorensen, Anca Hansen, Philip Kjaer, Bo Hesselbæk

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Abstract

The implementation of power oscillation damping service on offshore wind power plants connected to onshore grids by voltage-source-converter-based high voltage direct current transmission is discussed. Novel design guidelines for damping controllers on voltage-source converters and wind power plant controllers are derived, using phasor diagrams and a test network model and are then verified on a generic power system model. The effect of voltage regulators is analyzed, which is important for selecting the most robust damping strategy. Furthermore, other often disregarded practical implementation aspects regarding real wind power plants are discussed: 1) robustness against control/communication delays; 2) limitations due to mechanical resonances in wind turbine generators; 3) actual capability of wind power plants to provide damping without curtailing production; and 4) power-ramp rate limiters.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7098412
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Volume31
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)829-838
Number of pages10
ISSN0885-8977
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Power oscillation damping
  • small-signal analysis
  • VSC-HVDC transmission
  • wind power generation

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