Open AccessTransient stability improvement of doubly fed induction generator based variable speed wind generator using DC resistive fault current limiter
Author(s) -
Hossain Md Maruf,
Ali Mohd. Hasan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iet renewable power generation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1752-1424
pISSN - 1752-1416
DOI - 10.1049/iet-rpg.2015.0150
Subject(s) - crowbar , grid code , transient (computer programming) , control theory (sociology) , computer science , induction generator , fault (geology) , wind power , electric power system , power (physics) , ac power , engineering , electrical engineering , voltage , physics , control (management) , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , seismology , geology , operating system
Currently, the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is getting wider popularity due to its ability to adapt with variable wind speed and to capture more wind energy. According to the grid code, transient stability enhancement of the DFIG system is very important. Though DFIG has a salient feature of the fault ride through capability, this is not sufficient to preserve the necessity of the grid code when the DFIG system is connected with the grid. To accomplish this goal, a DC resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is proposed, as it reduces the system power losses during stable operation of the network with improved system efficiency, in comparison with the conventional SFCL. To verify the performance of the transient stability of the DFIG based wind power system with the DC resistive SFCL, both the symmetrical and asymmetrical faults are considered. The performance of the DC resistive SFCL is compared with that of the series dynamic braking resistor (SDBR) and the crowbar system. Simulations are carried out by using the Matlab/Simulink software. Simulation results clearly indicate that the proposed DC resistive SFCL improves the transient stability of DFIG based variable speed wind generator well. Moreover, the overall performance of the proposed method is better than that of the SDBR, as well as the crowbar system.