Harmonics in Offshore Wind Power Plants

This book reports on cutting-edge findings regarding harmonic stability assessment for offshore wind power plants (OWPPs). It presents a timely investigation of the harmonic stability interaction between OWPPs on the one hand, and associated control systems in the wind turbines and other power electronic devices in the transmission system on the other. The book particularly focuses on voltage-sourced converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) and static compensator (STATCOM) systems. From a practical perspective, the book reports on appropriate models for power electronic devices. It describes how the frequency domain evaluation approach can be assessed by comparing results obtained with the Nyquist stability criterion against the more detailed electromagnetic transient based model realized in the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation program. The book also provides a concise yet complete overview of large OWPPs that incorporate power electronic devices on a broad scale, and highlights selected challenges and opportunities in the context of real-world applications.

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Aalborg University, Denmark Reports on an industry-oriented PhD project, carried out in collaboration with DONG Energy Wind Power, a leading offshore wind power plant developer Describes both a rigorous power system modeling and a validation approach for analyzing harmonic stability interactions in large offshore wind power plans plants Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Partt I Introduction and Problem Analysis.- Part II Power System Component Modelling and Evaluation.- Part III System Studies and Conclusion.