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Optimal reactive power allocation in an offshore wind farms with LCC-HVdc link connection

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  • Montilla-DJesus, Miguel
  • Santos-Martin, David
  • Arnaltes, Santiago
  • Castronuovo, Edgardo D.

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This paper addresses the optimal operation of an offshore wind farms (OWF), consisting of 120 wind turbines with doubly fed induction generators (DFIG) and a high voltage dc (HVdc) connection with the grid, using line commutated converters (LCC). For an optimal operation of the OWF, the distribution of the reactive power set points throughout the wind turbine generators must be optimal, in order to achieve minimum losses within the wind farm and the HVdc transmission system and therefore obtain the maximum production output. To accomplish this objective, an optimization formulation has been proposed which includes a complete model of the OWF and the LCC-HVdc, and the study of two different configurations. Simulation results show the advantages of using the reactive capability of the DFIG to achieve the optimal operation of the OWF.

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  • Montilla-DJesus, Miguel & Santos-Martin, David & Arnaltes, Santiago & Castronuovo, Edgardo D., 2012. "Optimal reactive power allocation in an offshore wind farms with LCC-HVdc link connection," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 157-166.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:40:y:2012:i:1:p:157-166
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.09.021
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    1. Schönleber, Kevin & Collados, Carlos & Pinto, Rodrigo Teixeira & Ratés-Palau, Sergi & Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol, 2017. "Optimization-based reactive power control in HVDC-connected wind power plants," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 500-509.
    2. Martinez-Rodrigo, Fernando & de Pablo, Santiago & Herrero-de Lucas, L. Carlos, 2015. "Current control of a modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 318-331.
    3. Miguel E. Montilla-DJesus & Santiago Arnaltes & Edgardo D. Castronuovo & David Santos-Martin, 2017. "Optimal Power Transmission of Offshore Wind Power Using a VSC-HVdc Interconnection," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-16, July.
    4. Fernando Martinez-Rodrigo & Dionisio Ramirez & Alexis B. Rey-Boue & Santiago De Pablo & Luis Carlos Herrero-de Lucas, 2017. "Modular Multilevel Converters: Control and Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-26, October.
    5. Bakhsh, Farhad Ilahi & Khatod, Dheeraj Kumar, 2016. "A new synchronous generator based wind energy conversion system feeding an isolated load through variable frequency transformer," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 106-116.

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