Open AccessVSC HVDC active damping for the Sylwin 1 offshore wind power plants
Author(s) -
Hernandez Manchola Alvaro,
Priebe Torsten,
Hölzer Michael,
Dommaschk Mike
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2018.9240
Subject(s) - offshore wind power , harmonics , turbine , submarine pipeline , wind power , harmonic , converters , marine engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , power (physics) , voltage , physics , acoustics , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics
SylWin1 is a VSC HVDC link connecting 864 MW offshore wind power generation to Germany's high voltage network. This paper presents a harmonic performance analysis of the offshore network carried out during the design and commissioning phase with a focus on the distortions at the 155 kV and 33 kV offshore networks caused by the amplification of harmonics generated by the HVDC and wind turbine converters. Low frequency harmonic amplification problems are mitigated by introducing active damping in the HVDC converter controls in order to achieve a cost effective solution with the aim of reducing offshore harmonic current and voltage distortions. The analysis was carried out with the help of detailed frequency domain model offline simulations of the offshore network and on‐site measurements.