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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2016.16.5.1884

A Calculation Method for the Nonlinear Crowbar Circuit of DFIG Wind Generation based on Frequency Domain Analysis  

Luo, Hao (School of Electric Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology)
Lin, Mingyao (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University)
Cao, Yang (Guodian Nanjing Automation Co., Ltd)
Guo, Wei (Guodian Nanjing Automation Co., Ltd)
Hao, Li (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University)
Wang, Peng (School of Electric Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.16, no.5, 2016 , pp. 1884-1893 More about this Journal
Abstract
The ride-through control of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) for the voltage sags on wind farms utilizing crowbar circuits by which the rotor side converter (RSC) is disabled has being reported in many literatures. An analysis and calculation of the transient current when the RSC is switched off are of significance for carrying out the low voltage ride through (LVRT) of a DFIG. The mathematical derivation is highlighted in this paper. The zero-state and zero-input responses of the transient current in the frequency domain through a Laplace transformation are investigated, and the transient components in the time domain are achieved. With the characteristics worked out from the linear resolving without modeling simplification, the selection of the resistance in the linear crowbar circuit and the value conversion from a linear circuit to a nonlinear one is proposed to setup the attenuation rate. In terms of grid code requirements, the theoretical analysis for the time constant of the transient components attenuation insures the controllability when the excitation of the RSC is resumed and it guarantees the reserved time for the response of the reactive power compensation. Simulations are executed in MATLAB/SIMPOWER and experiments are carried out to validate the theoretical analysis. They indicate that the calculation method is effective for selection of the resistance in a crowbar circuit for LVRT operations.
Keywords
Crowbar; Doubly-fed induction generator; Laplace transformation; Voltage sags;
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