Thermal capacity of collector system feeders in wind farms

Enrique, Eduardo H.; Wier, Tom; Haub, Peter N.

doi:10.1109/sustech.2014.7046236

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“…As per the IEEE Std 738™ (2012) and current industry practices, it was assumed that the worst-case weather conditions are wind speed of 0.6 ms -1 , conductor Further, the rated power output of the wind farm is used for this design. is a safety margin used for the design The proposed conductor design is based on equation (11) with the actual wind speed at the tower height (wind speed measurements from the turbine was reduced using the 1/7 th based on the wind farm output but on the rated power output of each wind turbine. The multiplier n is 1 when considering the line section AB, 7 when considering the line section GH, and 8 when considering the line section from H to grid.…”

Section: Wind Farm Collector Conductor Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collector cable design based on dynamic line rating for wind energy applications

Wijethunga¹,

Ekanayake²,

Wijayakulasooriya³

2018

J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka

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Wind power will play a major role in future power generation systems. In order to promote more and more wind farm connections, the capital cost (CAPEX) should be minimised. In this paper a novel concept is presented based on two practical considerations, namely, the actual current through different sections of a radially connected wind turbine string reduces from the substation end to the farthest wind turbine; and the current carrying capacity of a conductor and wind turbine current increases with the wind speed. Two tools that support the design of the collector network and ensure safe operation tool aids the designing of the collector conductors based on the dynamic line rating of the conductor and the actual wind farm tool, which ensures that the conductor core temperature does not exceed the maximum allowable conductor temperature. A case study is presented to demonstrate the use of the design tool whereas a real life implementation is used to demonstrate that the safety of the conductors.

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Section: Wind Farm Collector Conductor Designmentioning

confidence: 99%