Open AccessImplementation and value of power hardware in the loop testing bed for wind turbines integrated into grid
Author(s) -
Luo Kui,
Shi Wenhui,
Tang Haiyan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2017.0609
Subject(s) - wind power , turbine , hardware in the loop simulation , power optimizer , grid , power system simulator for engineering , computer science , power (physics) , electric power system , simulation , engineering , marine engineering , maximum power point tracking , electrical engineering , voltage , aerospace engineering , physics , geometry , mathematics , inverter , quantum mechanics
Wind power providing grid support is an interesting topic for the power grid stable operation, due to the large‐scale power electronics devices integrated, advanced simulation and experiment methods are required to deal with the complexity. This study presents a power hardware in the loop (PHIL) testing bed implementation method for wind turbines grid integration. The components (emulated physical wind turbine, real‐time simulator and power interface) and the configuration of the testing bed are listed from the view point of power flow and signal flow. Stability, accuracy, and safety considerations for the implementation of wind turbine PHIL testing bed are proposed, in order to accurately emulate the system and wind turbine behaviours. Inertial control strategies of wind turbines are validated, and simulation results show the value of PHIL simulation testing bed, which can be a useful tool for testing and evaluation of the electromechanical transient dynamic interaction between wind turbine/wind power plant with advanced functions and power system.