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Contribution of small‐scale wind generation to primary frequency control
Author(s) -
Nafeh Abdelnasser A.,
Rafa Adel H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of numerical modelling: electronic networks, devices and fields
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1099-1204
pISSN - 0894-3370
DOI - 10.1002/jnm.1874
Subject(s) - automatic frequency control , wind power , electric power system , grid , controller (irrigation) , penetration (warfare) , scale (ratio) , power grid , environmental science , engineering , electrical engineering , control theory (sociology) , automotive engineering , marine engineering , computer science , power (physics) , control (management) , physics , operations research , geography , agronomy , geodesy , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , biology
SUMMARY The connection of small‐scale embedded generation to the grid may influence the frequency and voltage stability of the power system. A load‐frequency control technique for systems with high penetration of small‐scale wind generation is proposed. The proposed controller has been successfully implemented and tested using PSCAD/EMTDC (PSCAD Power System Simulation, HVDC Research Centre, Manitoba, Canada). In this study, the impact of small‐scale wind turbines on frequency stability of the system is studied in detail. This study shows that large penetration of small‐scale wind turbines with load and frequency has a significant impact on the stability and security level of electrical network. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.