• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.568-575
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• 2011

This paper proposes an application of energy storage devices (ESD) for low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability enhancement and power smoothening of doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine systems. A grid-side converter (GSC) is used to maintain the DC-link voltage. Meanwhile, a machine-side converter (MSC) is used to control the active and reactive powers independently. For grid disturbances, the generator output power can be reduced by increasing the generator speed, resulting in an increased inertial energy of the rotational body. Design and control techniques for the energy storage devices are introduced, which consist of current and power control loops. Also, the output power fluctuation of the generator due to wind speed variations can be smoothened by controlling the ESD. The validity of the proposed method has been verified by PSCAD/EMTDC simulation results for a 2 MW DFIG wind turbine system and by experimental results for a small-scale wind turbine simulator.

• Journal of international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.306-312
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• 2013

Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) systems widely used globally are highly sensitive to the grid disturbance due to the structure that the stator is connected to the grid. In the past, when a grid fault occurs in order to prevent a system, generators are separated from the grid regardless of the fault duration time. Recently, however, the grid connection standards(Grid Code)says that for the failures removed within a certain time, the generator remains operation without separating from the grid. This paper proposes a new flux tracking LVRT(Low-Voltage Ride Through) control based on system modeling equations. The validity of the proposed strategy has been demonstrated by computer simulations.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.909-918
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• 2013

This paper proposes a coordinated control of the reactive power between the STATCOMs (static synchronous compensators) and the grid-side converters (GSC) of wind farms equipped with PMSGs (permanent-magnet synchronous generators), by which the voltage fluctuations at the PCC (point of common coupling) are mitigated in the steady state. In addition, the level of voltage sags is reduced during grid faults. To do this, the GSC and the STATCOM supply reactive power to the grid coordinately, where the GSCs are fully utilized to provide the reactive power for the grid prior to the STATCOM operation. For this, the GSC capability of delivering active and reactive power under variable wind speed conditions is analyzed in detail. In addition, the PCC voltage regulation of the power systems integrated with large wind farms are analyzed for short-term and long-term operations. With this coordinated control scheme, the low power capacity of STATCOMs can be used to achieve the low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability of the wind farms during grid faults. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy has been verified by PSCAD/EMTDC simulation results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.65-66
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 계통 전압 사고 상황에서 계통 연계형 풍력 발전 시스템이 만족시켜야 할 LVRT(Low Voltage Ride Through) 동작 모의 및 동특성을 분석하였다. 제작한 시뮬레이터는 유도전동기를 이용한 풍력터빈 모델과 영구자석 동기 발전기 그리고 컨버터와 인버터로 구성된 Back to Back Converter를 통해 계통과 연계되는 구조를 가지고 있다. 계통과 연계되는 부분에 슬라이닥스와 변압기 그리고 IGBT를 이용해 계통의 사고를 모의할 수 있는 계통 전압사고 모의 장치를 제작하여 연결하였으며, 이 계통 전압사고 모의 장치는 A, B, C 각 상을 독립적으로 제작해 다양한 계통사고를 모의할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 하드웨어 시뮬레이터와 제안된 계통 전압 사고 모의 장치 분석을 위해 PSCAD/EMTDC 소프트웨어를 이용한 시뮬레이션을 실시하였고 하드웨어 실험을 통해 그 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.11-12
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• 2012

최근 풍력 발전이 시스템이 전체 전력망에서 차지하는 비중이 커짐에 따라 세계 각국에서는 LVRT(Low Voltage Ride Through) 규정을 제정하여 계통 연계된 풍력 발전 시스템이 전력망의 안정화에 부정적 영향을 미치지 않도록 하고 있다. 계통 전압 사고 상황에서 LVRT 규정을 만족 시키게 되면 발전기에서 발생된 유효전력과 계통으로 전달되는 유효전력 사이의 불균형으로 직류 링크전압이 상승하게 된다. 본 논문은 이러한 상황에서 계통연계 컨버터의 직류 링크전압을 일정하게 제어하는 알고리즘을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1058-1059
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• 2015

This paper describes a low-voltage ride-through method for the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) wind turbine system at a grid fault. The generator side converter regulates the DC link voltage instead of the grid side converter by storing the surplus active power in the rotor inertia during grid fault by the sliding mode controller. The grid side converter controls the grid active power keeping a maximum power point tracking. Simulation results for small scale PMSG wind turbine verify the efficiency of the control method.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.1884-1893
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• 2016

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.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.65-72
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• 2009

The new method is proposed to improve high speed detection of grid voltage phase and magnitude during a voltage dip due to a grid faults. Usually, A LPF(Low Pass Filter) is used in the feedback loop of PLL (Phase Locked Loop) system because the measured grid voltage contains harmonic distortions and sensor noises. so, a new design method of the loop gain of the PI -type controller in the PLL system is proposed with the consideration of the dynamics of the LPF. As a result, a better transient response can be obtained with the proposed design method. The LPF frequency and PI controller gain are designed in coordination according to the steady state and dynamic performance requirement. This paper shows the feasibility and the usefulness of the proposed methods through the computer simulation and the lab-scale experiments.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.67 no.6
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• pp.715-723
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• 2018

The energy storage system consists of batteries, power conditioning system and energy management system. If ESS is installed and operated in the field, SAT(Site Acceptance Test) of ESS is being essentially required for the safety and performance of ESS. Furthermore, in order to more accurately and reliably validate the performance of the ESS in advanced countries, it has been required to perform not only performance testing by H/W equipments but also performance verification by S/W tool. Therefore, this paper proposes the modeling of portable test equipment in order to evaluate the performance and reliability of ESS by using the PSCAD/EMTDC S/W. And also, the prototype of 30[kW] scaled portable test equipments is implemented based on the S/W modeling. From the results of various simulations and testings such as power quality, LVRT and anti-islanding tests, it is confirmed that 30[kW] scaled portable test equipment is useful for SAT of ESS, because the simulation results of PSCAD/EMTDC are identical to them of 30[kW] test equipment at the same test conditions.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.202-205
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• 2008

본 논문은 이중여자 발전기를 사용하는 풍력발전기에서 안정적인 계통투입을 위한 계통연계 전 후 발전기의 인덕턴스 변화에 따른 전류제어기 이득 값 선정에 대하여 연구하였다. DFIG(Doubly Fed Induction Generator)방식을 이용하는 풍력발전기는 회전자 전류제어를 함으로써 고정자의 전압을 제어하고, 제어된 고정자 전압은 계통과 연결된다. 특히 회전자 전류제어기 성능은 LVRT(Low Voltage Ride Through)등 예상하지 않은 외란에 대하여 빠른 응답성을 필요로 한다. 그러나 발전기가 계통과 연계되는 순간 발전기의 내부 파라미터 값의 변동이 발생하며, 이는 계통 투입 전 발전기 파라미터에 근거한 RSC(Rotor Side Converter)측 전류제어기 이득 값에 영향을 미쳐, 전류제어가 불안정하게 하는 원인이 되거나, 전류제어 응답성을 낮추게 하는 요인이 된다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 계통투입 전 후의 RSC측 전류제어기의 이득 값을 달리하여 안정적인 계통 투입이 가능하도록 하는 알고리즘을 시뮬레이션과 실험으로 증명하였다.