Validation of emt digital twin models for dynamic voltage performance assessment of 66 kv offshore transmission network

Journal Article (2021)
Author(s)

Saran Ganesh (Student TU Delft)

A.D. Perilla Guerra (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)

Jose L. Rueda (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)

Peter Palensky (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)

M. van der Meijden (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids, TenneT TSO B.V.)

Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids
Copyright
© 2021 Saran Ganesh, A.D. Perilla Guerra, José L. Rueda, P. Palensky, M.A.M.M. van der Meijden
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11010244
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
Copyright
© 2021 Saran Ganesh, A.D. Perilla Guerra, José L. Rueda, P. Palensky, M.A.M.M. van der Meijden
Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids
Issue number
1
Volume number
11
Pages (from-to)
1-19
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Abstract

The increase in Power Electronic (PE) converters due to the increase in offshore wind energy deployment have given rise to technical challenges (e.g., due to unprecedented fast dynamic phenomena) related to voltage and frequency stability in the power system. In the Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs), the currently available current injection-based voltage control for PE converters are not suitable for voltage control in PE dominated systems due to the absence of continuous voltage control and ineffectiveness during islanding. Moreover, in such power systems, the conventional controllers are not suitable for frequency control due to the absence of dynamic frequency control. The paper presents the Direct Voltage Control (DVC) strategy in a real-time environment to mitigate challenges related to voltage and frequency stability during islanding of OWFs. The control strategy is implemented in the average Electro-magnetic Transient (EMT) model of Type-4 Wind Generator (WG) in RSCAD® Version 5.011.1. It is compared with the benchmark model of the control strategy in DIgSILENT PowerFactory™ 2019 SP2 (×64) in EMT platform. The comparison based on shortterm voltage stability and reactive current injection reveals that both the models provide similar results, confirming the validation of the RSCAD model. Moreover, the detailed representation of the converters in the RSCAD model provides a better depiction of the real-world operation.