International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems

On LVRT Grid Code Requirements for Wind Energy Grid Integration

Sonali N. Kulkarni, Research Scholar, Electronics & Telecom Engg., Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology,Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - 400053.

Prashant Shingare, Director of Renewable Energy, Emerson Network Power India Pvt. Ltd,NITCO Business Park, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane (W), Maharashtra, India - 400604.

International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems

ISSN (Online) : 2347 - 9299

ISSN (Print) : 2347 - 9280

Received On :

Revised On :

Accepted On :

Published On :

Volume 04, Issue 01

Page No : 024-030

Abstract

Recently, the penetration of renewable energy (RE) into existing electricity system is increasing in order to deal with increasing renewable energy installation in response to ever increasing demand for electric power. The power generated using renewable energy sources is generally distributed generation across various locations. The integration of these distributed generation coupled with variable nature of consumer power demand poses threat to the grid satiability, power quality and reliability. In order to integrate the distributed renewable energy generation into existing system smoothly grid codes are developed for wind turbines besides detailed revision in planning and grid infrastructure development. This paper deals with the need and study of Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) and High Voltage Ride Through (HVRT), grid code requirements to be satisfied by wind turbine generators (WTG) before getting connected to the grid network. The LVRT and HVRT, grid code helps the power system network in self healing thereby ensuring power quality.

Keywords

Active/Reactive Power Control; Composite LVRT curve, Distributed Generation; Fault Ride Through; Frequency Range; Grid code; Grid stability; High Voltage Ride Through; Low Voltage Ride Through; Power Quality; Renewable Energy.

Cite this Article

Sonali N. Kulkarni and Prashant ShingareKhant, “On LVRT Grid Code Requirements for Wind Energy Grid Integration, ”International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems, pp. 024-030, March, 2017.

Copyright

© 2017 Sonali N. Kulkarni and Prashant Shingare. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.