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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.333

Flicker Suppression Scheme for Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Systems  

Van, Tan Luong (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Nguyen, Thanh Hai (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Lee, Dong-Choon (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.12, no.2, 2012 , pp. 333-343 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposes a strategy of flicker mitigation for doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine systems. In the weak grid system where the grid impedance ratio is low, the reactive power compensation only cannot suppress the flicker sufficiently due to the limited power capacity of the converters or the DFIG. For the full suppression of flickers, the active power smoothening using the energy storage system (ESS) needs to be utilized together with the reactive power compensation. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by PSCAD/EMTDC simulation results for a 2[MW] DFIG wind turbine system and by experimental results for a 3[kW] wind turbine simulator.
Keywords
Doubly-fed induction generator; Energy storage system; Flicker mitigation; Power fluctuation; Variable-speed wind turbine;
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