Parameter Test and Analysis for Dynamic Compensation Devices in Wind Power Farms

The dynamic reactive power compensation equipment in Jiuquan Wind Power Base of above 10 GW consists of three different types of compensation devices,including:static var generator(SVG),thyristor controlled compensator(TCR)and magnetically controlled reactor(MCR).The lack of experimental verif ication of performance is not conducive to voltage/var management or full utilization of device capacities.In order to solve the above problems,the compensation device performance test was performed.The test items and procedures were selected based on related national standards with the consideration for different grid structures and wind farm operation modes.The testing contents included dynamic regulating range, active power loss,dynamic response time,and harmonic voltage level.Three types of compensation devices installed in different wind farms,namely SVG,TCR and MCR,were chosen and tested.The performances were compared and analyzed according to the field test results.

Wind Farm Coordinated Control for Power Optimization

以降低风电场尾流损失、优化风场出力为目标,设计基于Laguerre函数非线性预测控制（nonlinear modelpredictive control,NLMPC）方案的风场集群控制器。该控制器应用风场动态尾流模型,通过NLMPC统一调整风场内各机组转速以提升风场功率。在控制器设计中,使用有效风速预测误差校正对预测模型失配及超短期风速预测误差进行补偿,引入Laguerre函数降低滚动时域优化计算负担并分析了控制器对风速预测误差的鲁棒性能。仿真研究表明,集群控制器能够在不同风速条件下提升风场功率、降低优化计算负担,且对风速预测模型失配与风场自然风速预测误差具有鲁棒性。

Special report on relationship between wind farms and power grids

The installed capacity of a large scale wind power plant will be up to a number of hundreds MW, and the wind power is transmitted to load centers through long distance transmission lines with 220 kV, 500 kV, or 750 kV. Therefore, it is necessary not only considering the power transmission line between a wind power plant and the first connection node of the power network, but also the power network among the group of those wind power plants in a wind power base, the integration network from the base to the existed grids, as well as the distribution and consumption of the wind power generation by loads. Meanwhile, the impact of wind power stochastic fluctuation on power systems must be studied. In recent years, wind power prediction technology has been studied by the utilities and wind power plants. As a matter of fact, some European countries have used this prediction technology as a tool in national power dispatch centers and wind power companies.

Power Distribution Strategy Considering Active Power Loss for DFIGs Wind Farm

With the development of concentrated wind power areas, new energy’s dispatching problems are more prominent with its fast expansion. However, we can maximize the utilization of wind power under power curtailment conditions by optimal wind power dispatching. The paper studies on the basic theories of wind power turbines, and analyses the power’s control and output characteristics of wind turbine, which analyses the double-fed inductor generator’s excellent decoupling control of power and its excellent reactive power output capability. By studying the characteristics of wind power output, this paper provides a strategy for optimal dispatch in wind power generation. The calculation results show that the total active and reactive power output of the wind farm match the request of dispatch center. And the total active loss and total reactive loss is the least in the meantime.

Feasibility Analysis of Constructing Solar Power Plant by Combining Large Scale Wind Farm

Hybrid utilization of renewable energy is one of effective method which can solve the problem that unstable of renewable energy so as not to substitute traditional fossil energy. As the typical renewable energy, solar energy and wind energy are in the van of renewable energy utilization. With the large scale utilization of solar and wind energy in the world, constructing large scale solar power plant in the large scale wind farm can make the most of ground resource combining the wind energy with solar energy. Feasibility of constructing large scale solar power plant in the large scale wind farm was analyzed in this paper, and come to a conclusion that constructing large scale solar power plant in the large scale wind farm can not also achieved the goal of mutual support of resource advantages and economizing money but also improved significantly the seasonal mismatch by combining solar with wind.

Inner Mongolia builds up world's class wind power generation farm

The first phase project of Huitengxile Wind Power Generation Farm in Inner Mongolia, with nine 600 kW wind power generators installed, was formally put into commercial operation on November 28,

Research on Wind Farm Participation in Power Grid AGC Control

Since wind power has the features of being intermittent and unpredictable, and usually needs transmission over long distances, grid integration of large-scale wind power will exert signif icant influence on power grid planning and construction, and will make a heavy impact on the safe and reliable operation of power systems. To deal with the diff iculties of large scale wind power dispatch, this paper presents a new automatic generation control (AGC) scheme that involves the participation of wind farms. The scheme is based on ultra-short-term wind power forecast. The author establishes a generation output distribution optimization mode for the power system with wind farms and verif ies the feasibility of the scheme by an example.

A Review of Power Electronics for Wind Power

The paper reviews the power electronic applications for wind energy systems.Main wind turbine systems with different generators and power electronic converters are described.The electrical topologies of wind farms with power electronic conversion are discussed.Power electronic applications for improving the performance of wind turbines and wind farms in power systems have been illustrated.

Probabilistic Load Flow Considering Correlation between Generation, Loads and Wind Power

In this paper a procedure is established for solving the Probabilistic Load Flow in an electrical power network, considering correlation between power generated by power plants, loads demanded on each bus and power injected by wind farms. The method proposed is based on the generation of correlated series of power values, which can be used in a MonteCarlo simulation, to obtain the probability density function of the power through branches of an electrical network.

Small-Signal Stability Analysis of Wind Power System Based on DFIG

This paper focuses on the small-signal stability of power system integrated with DFIG-based wind farm. The model of DFIG for small-signal stability analysis has built;the 3-generator 9-bus WECC test system is modified to investigate the impacts of large scale integration of wind power on power system small-signal stability. Different oscillatory modes are obtained with their eigenvalue, frequency and damping ratio, the results from eigenvalue analysis are presented to demonstrate the small-signal stability of power system is enhanced with the increasing output of the wind farm.

Achievements and Prospects of Wind Power Prediction

Wind power prediction is crucial to the operation of the power system accommodating a large amount of wind power. From the perspective of power dispatch, this paper discusses the current situations of the technology, system building, prediction errors, the index for evaluating wind power prediction system and the main bodies responsible for the prediction. It delves into the existing problems such as incomplete basic data, poor prediction accuracy, short prediction time scale, as well as lacking of prediction in most wind farms. Suggestions on improvement are proposed including enhancing the construction of wind power prediction system on both the grid side and the wind farm side, speeding up the development of ultra-short term wind power prediction system, deepening the research on wind power prediction technology, strengthening the construction of technical standard system and carrying out cross-sector cooperation.

Investigation on Active and Reactive Combined Spot Price Integrated with Wind Farm

An active and reactive combined spot price model and the corresponding algorithm are introduced in this paper based on the theory of optimal power flow. Different from the traditional economic dispatch in the field of spot price, the objective function is to minimize generation costs based on pricing reactive power. Then considering the characteristics of wind turbines, processing methods of wind farms in optimal power flow is discussed. Finally, the feasibility of the model and the algorithm is verified through the simulation results of IEEE 30 system.

Providing Frequency Support of Hydro-Pumped Storage to Taiwan Power System with Wind Power Integration

The combination of wind and pumped storage is a useful method to compensate the fluctuation of wind power generation, which would exploit the abundant wind potential and increase wind power penetration. Taiwan Power Company (TPC) develops renewable energy actively in recent years. Moreover, TPC has started planning a high penetration wind power system and building offshore wind farms around the coast of Zhangbin, Yunlin and Penghu. The target of the offshore wind power installed capacity is up to 3 GW by 2025. However, the integration of the large scale of wind power would give huge challenges to the system operator because wind is randomly characterized. In this study, after high penetration wind power is integrated, the impacts of system frequency and the dispatch of conventional units will be discussed. Additionally, the hybrid system combing wind power with pumped-storage will be planning to reduce the effect of system frequency.

风光热储互补发电系统容量配置技术研究

针对无常规电源支撑的风光热储互补发电系统,协调规划装机容量对提高发电系统运行经济性和利用率具有重要意义。提出了一种双层优化配置方法,上层以最小度电成本及弃电率为目标,确定系统装机容量;下层以新能源发电消纳最大为目标,解决功率分配问题。通过反复迭代寻优,得到系统容量配置;然后;通过纳什谈判对优化结果进行选择;最后,对甘肃河西地区数据进行仿真分析。结果表明:风光热储互补发电系统最优容量配置下的度电成本为0.3064元/(k W·h);风电场加光伏电站装机容量与光热电站装机容量的最优比为6:1,对比相同装机容量的风光互补发电系统,风光热储互补发电系统具有更高的稳定性。

考虑海缆实际载流量的海上风电集电系统拓扑优化

海缆实际载流量是海缆选型的重要依据,在海上风电场集电系统拓扑优化中,考虑不同敷设区段海缆载流量存在的差异以及海缆多回路并联敷设时磁热效应对载流量的影响,对保障集电系统的安全性具有重要意义。首先,采用模糊C均值算法对风机进行聚类分区,将集电系统拓扑优化分解为分区内、外拓扑优化。然后,在分区内采用基于Voronoi图的拓扑搜索算法进行求解;在分区外拓扑优化中,考虑海缆瓶颈区段、回路数对载流量的影响,构建混合整数非线性优化模型,线性化后采用优化求解器GUROBI进行求解。最后,以某实际风电场为例进行仿真验证。结果表明,所提模型能保证海缆实际载流量始终大于海缆工作电流,可有效保障集电系统的安全性。

新能源场站快速有功控制及频率支撑技术综述

以光伏/风电为代表的新能源高比例并网降低了电力系统的惯量水平和频率支撑能力,频率稳定问题成为当前电网安全稳定和新能源高效消纳的核心问题之一。发展新能源发电并网机组单元和场站的快速有功频率响应和主动支撑能力是当前的研究热点。该文以“单机快速有功控制-场站快速有功控制-场站快速频率支撑”为主线,梳理光伏/风电的快速有功控制及频率支撑发展现状,分析频率检测、通信延时和控制响应模式等因素对光伏/风电场站频率响应快速性的影响,指出风电机组的机械载荷约束、风电场百毫秒级有功控制、场站的调频响应模式选择和优化、暂态有功无功协同控制是提升新能源发电单元和场站的快速有功频率响应能力的4个关键问题,最后对未来的重点研究方向进行展望和讨论。