Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review
Wind power is positioned as one of the fastest-growing energy sources today, while also being a mature technology with a strong capacity for creating employment and guaranteeing environmental sustainability. However, the stochastic nature of wind may affect the integration of power plants into power...
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| author | Raquel Villena-Ruiz Andrés Honrubia-Escribano Francisco Jiménez-Buendía Ángel Molina-García Emilio Gómez-Lázaro |
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| description | Wind power is positioned as one of the fastest-growing energy sources today, while also being a mature technology with a strong capacity for creating employment and guaranteeing environmental sustainability. However, the stochastic nature of wind may affect the integration of power plants into power systems and the availability of generation capacity. In this sense, as in the case of conventional power plants, wind power installations should be able to help maintain power system stability and reliability. To help achieve this objective, a significant number of countries have developed so-called grid interconnection agreements. These are designed to define the technical and behavioral requirements that wind power installations, as well as other power plants, must comply with when seeking connection to the national network. These documents also detail the tasks that should be conducted to certify such installations, so these can be commercially exploited. These certification processes allow countries to assess wind turbine and wind power plant simulation models. These models can then be used to estimate and simulate wind power performance under a variety of scenarios. Within this framework, and with a particular focus on the new Spanish grid code, the present paper addresses the validation process of dynamic wind turbine models followed in three countries—Spain, Germany and South Africa. In these three countries, and as a novel option, it has been proposed that these models form part of the commissioning and certification processes of wind power plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a36d93eb4f5490a8e3ba61afdcd75322023-11-20T17:29:03ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-10-01910170710.3390/electronics9101707Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code ReviewRaquel Villena-Ruiz0Andrés Honrubia-Escribano1Francisco Jiménez-Buendía2Ángel Molina-García3Emilio Gómez-Lázaro4Renewable Energy Research Institute and DIEEAC-ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainRenewable Energy Research Institute and DIEEAC-ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A., 31621 Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, SpainRenewable Energy Research Institute and DIEEAC-ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainWind power is positioned as one of the fastest-growing energy sources today, while also being a mature technology with a strong capacity for creating employment and guaranteeing environmental sustainability. However, the stochastic nature of wind may affect the integration of power plants into power systems and the availability of generation capacity. In this sense, as in the case of conventional power plants, wind power installations should be able to help maintain power system stability and reliability. To help achieve this objective, a significant number of countries have developed so-called grid interconnection agreements. These are designed to define the technical and behavioral requirements that wind power installations, as well as other power plants, must comply with when seeking connection to the national network. These documents also detail the tasks that should be conducted to certify such installations, so these can be commercially exploited. These certification processes allow countries to assess wind turbine and wind power plant simulation models. These models can then be used to estimate and simulate wind power performance under a variety of scenarios. Within this framework, and with a particular focus on the new Spanish grid code, the present paper addresses the validation process of dynamic wind turbine models followed in three countries—Spain, Germany and South Africa. In these three countries, and as a novel option, it has been proposed that these models form part of the commissioning and certification processes of wind power plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/10/1707German TG 4IEC 61400-27-2model validationNERSAPO 12.3PVVC |
| spellingShingle | Raquel Villena-Ruiz Andrés Honrubia-Escribano Francisco Jiménez-Buendía Ángel Molina-García Emilio Gómez-Lázaro Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review Electronics German TG 4 IEC 61400-27-2 model validation NERSA PO 12.3 PVVC |
| title | Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review |
| title_full | Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review |
| title_fullStr | Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review |
| title_short | Requirements for Validation of Dynamic Wind Turbine Models: An International Grid Code Review |
| title_sort | requirements for validation of dynamic wind turbine models an international grid code review |
| topic | German TG 4 IEC 61400-27-2 model validation NERSA PO 12.3 PVVC |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/10/1707 |
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