Transient stability of power systems with high penetration of DFIG based wind farms

Abstract

In this paper, the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) for transient stability evaluations of power systems was systematically discussed, and the impacts of grid-connected large DFIG based wind farms on power system transient stability were then studied in detail. In the modeling of DFIG, an equivalent generator model was employed to reflect the combined behavior of the DFIG and its rotor converter. Furthermore, the control strategy of rotor-side converter, which was for the decoupled controls of the stator active and reactive power, was considered. The corresponding numerical simulations were carried out to explore and exploit the influences and interactions between synchronous generators and wind farm respectively on power system transient stability. In particular, different synchronous generator dynamic models and load models are considered during the simulation comparisons. Finally, some meaningful conclusions and comments are given in this paper.