TY - JOUR
T1 - A doubly-fed induction generator test facility for grid fault ride-through analysis
AU - Atkinson, David
AU - Pannell, Graham
AU - Cao, Wenping
AU - Zahawi, Bashar
AU - Abeyasekera, Tusitha
AU - Jovanovic, Milutin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper has described a laboratory-scale DFIG test facility commissioned to investigate the low voltage fault behavior of a DFIG wind turbine generator. In this DFIG test facility, a dc motor driven by a four-quadrant dc drive is used as a prime mover to replicate the torque input from a wind turbine's drive shaft. A mechanical model created in Simulink is executed by the dSpace controller. The IGBT power converter and dc-link capacitors are over-rated to withstand various grid faults. The fault emulator permits a flexible approach to the application of grid faults and also provides an opportunity to mimic the typical grid connection impedance of a wind turbine.
AB - This paper has described a laboratory-scale DFIG test facility commissioned to investigate the low voltage fault behavior of a DFIG wind turbine generator. In this DFIG test facility, a dc motor driven by a four-quadrant dc drive is used as a prime mover to replicate the torque input from a wind turbine's drive shaft. A mechanical model created in Simulink is executed by the dSpace controller. The IGBT power converter and dc-link capacitors are over-rated to withstand various grid faults. The fault emulator permits a flexible approach to the application of grid faults and also provides an opportunity to mimic the typical grid connection impedance of a wind turbine.
U2 - 10.1109/MIM.2012.6365539
DO - 10.1109/MIM.2012.6365539
M3 - Article
SN - 1094-6969
VL - 15
SP - 20
EP - 27
JO - IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine
JF - IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine
IS - 6
ER -