Control strategy of a DVR to improve stability in wind farms using squirrel-cage induction generators

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1609-1617

  Leon, Andres E ^a   Farias, Marcelo F ^b   Battaiotto, Pedro E ^b   Solsona, Jorge A ^a   Valla, María Inés ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dynamic voltage restorer (DVR); fault ride through capability; grid codes; squirrel cage induction generators (SCIG); unbalanced conditions; wind energy conversion system (WECS)

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC VOLTAGE RESTORERS; FAULT RIDE THROUGH CAPABILITY; GRID CODES; SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION GENERATORS; UNBALANCED CONDITION; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS);

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; CONTROLLERS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FARMS; STRESSES; WIND POWER;

VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

EID: 79960891533     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2088141     Document Type: Article

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