<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A medium-voltage (MV) wind production system is proposed in this paper. The system applies a medium-voltage permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) as well as MV interconnection and distribution networks. The simulation scheme of an existing commercial electric-power system (Case A) and a proposed wind farm with a gearless PMSG insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power electronics converter scheme (Case B) is compared. The analyses carried out in MATLAB/Simulink environment shows an enhanced voltage profile and reduced power losses, thus, efficiency in installed IGBT power electronics devices in the wind farm. The resulting wind energy transformation scheme is a simple and controllable medium voltage application since it is not restrained by the IGBT power electronics voltage source converter (VSC) arrangement. Active and reactive power control is made possible with the aid of the gearless PMSG IGBT power converters.</p></abstract>

A medium-voltage (MV) wind production system is proposed in this paper. The system applies a medium-voltage permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) as well as MV interconnection and distribution networks. The simulation scheme of an existing commercial electric-power system (Case A) and a proposed wind farm with a gearless PMSG insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power electronics converter scheme (Case B) is compared. The analyses carried out in MATLAB/Simulink environment shows an enhanced voltage profile and reduced power losses, thus, efficiency in installed IGBT power electronics devices in the wind farm. The resulting wind energy transformation scheme is a simple and controllable medium voltage application since it is not restrained by the IGBT power electronics voltage source converter (VSC) arrangement. Active and reactive power control is made possible with the aid of the gearless PMSG IGBT power converters.

Voltage regulation and power losses reduction in a wind farm integrated MV distribution network

Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Technical University in Prague

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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A medium-voltage (MV) wind production system is proposed in this paper. The system applies a medium-voltage permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) as...

Voltage regulation and power losses reduction in a wind farm integrated MV distribution network

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2018

Pages: 85 - 92

Reçu: 30 juin 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2018-0012

Mots clés
reactive power regulation, wind farm, IGBT power converters, permanent magnet synchronous generator, wind production, medium voltage distribution network

© 2018 Ghaeth Fandi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Voltage regulation and power losses reduction in a wind farm integrated MV distribution network

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2018

Pages: 85 - 92

Reçu: 30 juin 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2018-0012

Mots clésreactive power regulation, wind farm, IGBT power converters, permanent magnet synchronous generator, wind production, medium voltage distribution network

© 2018 Ghaeth Fandi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
reactive power regulation, wind farm, IGBT power converters, permanent magnet synchronous generator, wind production, medium voltage distribution network