Wind power plant grounding, overvoltage protection, and insulation coordination

E. H. Camm, M. R. Behnke, O. Bolado, M. Bollen, M. Bradt, C. Brooks, W. Dilling, M. Edds, W. J. Hejdak, D. Houseman, S. Klein, F. Li, J. Li, P. Maibach, T. Nicolai, J. Patiño, S. V. Pasupulati, N. Samaan, S. Saylors, T. SiebertT. Smith, M. Starke, R. Walling

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Abstract

Proper insulation coordination is critical to achieving expected life from wind plant equipment. The collector systems of large wind plants require the application of surge arresters to protect the equipment insulation from transient overvoltages. The application of surge arresters is constrained by maximum operating and temporary overvoltage levels. This paper provides a tutorial description of the process of selecting and applying surge arresters to wind plant medium voltage collector systems, with emphasis on the peculiar properties of this application.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09 - Calgary, AB, Canada
Duration: Jul 26 2009Jul 30 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityCalgary, AB
Period07/26/0907/30/09

Keywords

  • Arresters
  • Overvoltage protection
  • Wind power generation

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