Kinetic Energy Recovery of a Wind Energy Doubly-Fed Induction Generator for Grid Frequency Support †

Aksher Bhowon; Khaled M. Abo-Al-Ez; Marco Adonis

doi:10.3390/ASEC2023-16521

Kinetic Energy Recovery of a Wind Energy Doubly-Fed Induction Generator for Grid Frequency Support †

Aksher Bhowon
, Khaled M. Abo-Al-Ez
, Marco Adonis

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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Abstract

Synchronous generators provide an inherent inertial response to frequency deviations because of their huge revolving mass that is electro-mechanically tied to the electrical network. Contrariwise, the power converters isolate the revolving mass of variable-speed wind turbines from the electric network. Therefore, they are not able to provide an inherent inertial reaction to frequency events on the electric network. This reduces the effective network inertia, which is essential for marinating the power system’s frequency. To address this problem in cases of using a wind energy doubly fed induction generator, this study introduces a kinetic energy recovery controller to the rotor-side converter.

Original language	English
Article number	247
Journal	Engineering Proceedings
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2023-16521
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

frequency support
kinetic energy recovery
variable-speed wind turbine (VSWT)

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Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kinetic Energy Recovery of a Wind Energy Doubly-Fed Induction Generator for Grid Frequency Support †

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