Optimal power flow control of VSC-based multiterminal DC network for offshore wind integration in the North Sea

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 260-268

  Rodrigues, Sílvio ^a   Pinto, Rodrigo Teixeira ^a   Bauer, Pavol ^a   Pierik, Jan ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AC fault; Covariance matrix adaption evolutionary strategy; Direct voltage control; Multiterminal dc network; N 1 security; Offshore wind; Optimal power flow; Voltage source converters

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; WIND POWER;

DIRECT VOLTAGE CONTROL; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; MULTITERMINAL DC NETWORKS; OFFSHORE WINDS; OPTIMAL POWER FLOWS; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

EID: 84908502033     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2013.2281917     Document Type: Article

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