3Technical Impacts of High Penetration Levels of Wind Power on Power System Stability
Damian Flynn1, Zakir Rather1, Atle Rygg Årdal2, Salvatore D'Arco2, Anca D. Hansen3, Nicolaos A. Cutululis3, Poul Sorensen3, Ana Estanqueiro4, Emilio Gómez‐Lázaro5, Nickie Menemenlis6, Charles Smith7 and Ye Wang8
1 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2 SINTEF Energy Research, Trondheim, Norway
3 Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
4 Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), UESEO, Lisbon, Portugal
5 Renewable Energy Research Institute, University of Castilla la Mancha, Albacete, Spain
6 Electrical Systems and Mathematics, IREQ, Varennes, Canada
7 Utility Variable Generation Integration Group (UVIG), Kitty Hawk, NC, USA
8 EdF Research & Development, Paris, France
With increasing penetrations of wind generation, based on power‐electronic converters, power systems are transitioning away from well‐understood synchronous generator‐based systems, with growing implications for their stability. Issues of concern will vary with system size, wind penetration level, geographical distribution and turbine type, network topology, electricity market structure, unit commitment procedures, and other factors. However, variable‐speed wind turbines, both onshore and connected offshore through direct current (DC) grids, offer many control opportunities to either replace or enhance existing capabilities. Achieving ...