Calculation of fault current contribution of type I wind turbine-generators

D. F. Howard; J. Restrepo; T. Smith; M. Starke; J. Dang; R. G. Harley

doi:10.1109/PES.2011.6039767

Calculation of fault current contribution of type I wind turbine-generators

D. F. Howard, J. Restrepo, T. Smith, M. Starke, J. Dang, R. G. Harley

Grid Systems Architecture

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Abstract

Increasing fault current contribution from wind farms into the utility network presents new engineering challenges for utility protection engineers. Traditionally, sequence component networks are used to calculate fault currents for relay settings, but there is at present uncertainty on the appropriate sequence component models of the various wind generator types for inclusion into protection calculation software. This paper develops a sequence component model for Type I (cage rotor induction generators) wind generators. Time-domain transient simulations of wind turbine-generator fault currents are run using several popular power system simulation packages, including PSCAD/EMTDC, EMTP-RV, and SimPowerSystems; these results are compared with the calculations based on the sequence network circuits, and found to have good agreement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting
Subtitle of host publication	The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PES.2011.6039767
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future - Detroit, MI, United States Duration: Jul 24 2011 → Jul 28 2011

Publication series

Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

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Conference	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future
Country/Territory	United States
City	Detroit, MI
Period	07/24/11 → 07/28/11

Keywords

Generators
Induction generators
Power system faults
Power system planning
Power system protection
Power system transients
Smart grids
Wind energy
Wind farms
Wind generators
Wind power generation

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Howard, DF, Restrepo, J, Smith, T, Starke, M, Dang, J & Harley, RG 2011, Calculation of fault current contribution of type I wind turbine-generators. in 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future., 6039767, IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future, Detroit, MI, United States, 07/24/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/PES.2011.6039767

Calculation of fault current contribution of type I wind turbine-generators. / Howard, D. F.; Restrepo, J.; Smith, T. et al.
2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future. 2011. 6039767 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting).

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