Impacts of voltage surge and resonance on a grid connected variable speed wind turbine and their remedial measures

Z. Rafique, M. E. Haque, M. A. Mahmud

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Abstract

The voltage surge due to fast switching insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and resonance can introduce voltage surge and distort the inverter output voltage/current waveforms. This may cause premature failure to sensitive loads and introduce harmonics in the grid voltage/current waveforms. This paper investigates the impacts of voltage surge and resonance on power electronic converter-fed grid-connected wind farms and suggests remedial measures to mitigate those adverse impacts are suggested. To investigate the impacts of voltage surge and resonance, a simulation model for the grid-connected variable speed wind turbine is developed using Matlab/SimpowerSystems, which include wind turbine, power converters with associated controllers, local load and the grid. An LC filter is designed and implemented to mitigate the impacts of voltage surge and resonance. Results show that the proposed filter can improve the inverter output voltage/current waveforms significantly and mitigate the impacts of voltage surge and resonance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781467380409
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015 - Denver, United States
Duration: 26 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2015-September
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period26/07/1530/07/15

Keywords

  • Filter
  • harmonic resonance
  • variable speed wind turbine and voltage Surge

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