Wind turbine emulation for intelligent microgrid development

Neely, Jason C.; Glover, Steven F.; Finn, Jason; White, F.E.; Loop, Benjamin; Wasynczuk, Oleg

doi:10.1109/cyber.2012.6392521

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“…A limitation of this approach is that it disregards the effects of the turbine inertia. The inclusion of the system inertia to obtain more reliable results has also been explored in the literature [9]- [11], [13]- [15]. The methods proposed in [14], [15] have the advantage of not requiring generator torque measurements by estimating the generator torque.…”

Section: Inertia Emulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The inclusion of the system inertia to obtain more reliable results has also been explored in the literature [9]- [11], [13]- [15]. The methods proposed in [14], [15] have the advantage of not requiring generator torque measurements by estimating the generator torque. However, the method proposed in [15] is more robust than that in [14] by avoiding derivative operations.…”

Section: Inertia Emulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The methods proposed in [14], [15] have the advantage of not requiring generator torque measurements by estimating the generator torque. However, the method proposed in [15] is more robust than that in [14] by avoiding derivative operations. Unfortunately, the dynamic performance of that method as well as the gain tuning have not been clearly established.…”

Section: Inertia Emulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They add to benefits of [15] a well-defined dynamic behavior, a simple commissioning process and easiness of implementation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Disadvantages of this proposal are its sensitivity to system noise and instability problems, which are intrinsic to the discrete-time acceleration calculation [14]. A state-space based turbine torque estimator overcoming that problem was proposed in [15]. However, the dynamic performance of that solution have not been investigated and the estimator gain tuning is not described.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Control and Emulation of Small Wind Turbines Using Torque Estimators

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Abstract-Soft-stall control of small wind turbines is a method to protect the generation system and/or load from excessive wind speeds and wind gusts without discontinuing power generation. Soft-stall can be activated due to either an excess of the power and/or torque/current. This paper proposes a method to improve the existing soft-stall methods for over torque/current protection using a turbine torque estimator. In addition, this paper also proposes two methods to emulate the wind turbine inertia without communications between the load drive (wind turbine emulator) and the generation system controller. This will allow the evaluation of the proposed methods in working conditions. I. INTRODUCTIONThe increasing electrical energy demand has boosted the interest in renewable energy sources due to economical and sustainability reasons. The development of the energy conversion technologies has also brought opportunities to small scale consumers to produce electricity to cover all or part of their electrical energy needs, normally using photovoltaic panels and small wind turbines, the second being considered advantageous in terms of power density and cost.To become attractive to private consumers, small wind turbines should be able to operate unattended under a broad range of weather conditions. Self protection of the wind turbine under high wind speed situations is mandatory in this case. When the power produced by the turbine exceeds load or generator rated powers, the turbine must be operated at a reduced efficiency to avoid damage either to the load or to the generator. A variety of methods to decrease the turbine efficiency under high wind speed have been proposed, including pitch, furling and stall control, mechanical brakes and electric brakes [1], pitch and furling being only possible in variable pitch wind turbines. The electric brake is the preferred option for small wind turbines due to its simplicity and low cost. However, activation of the electrical brake produces a high torsional torque in the turbine shaft and large currents in the generator windings what stresses the system significantly. A negative temperature coefficient resistor (NTC) crowbar has been proposed to mitigate those problems [1], [2]. Nevertheless, the activation of the crowbar discontinue the power generation. Furthermore, the occurrence of successive start and stop cycles can stress or even damage the turbine.To avoid the electric brake activation various soft-stall methods have been proposed [3]-[6]. These methods limit the power produced by the wind turbine by reducing its efficiency. To achieve this goal, the turbine speed is decreased, and therefore operates with a non-optimal tip speed ratio (TSR).In [7] a soft-stall method using the generator and/or power converter current limit (or alternatively by generator torque limit) instead of the rated power of the connected load was proposed for generator protection. This method also allows automatic reconnection of the system if the crowbar has been

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