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Go to Editorial ManagerThis paper principally advises a simple and reliable control for Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) in a stand-alone wind driven self-excited induction generator power system. The control was proposed based on instantaneous P-Q theory. The advised control enjoys the merits of robustness, reliability and simplicity. The paper also proposes a dimensioning procedure for the STATCOM that involves advising an annotative analytical expression for sizing the DC-link capacitor. This procedure has the advantages of applicability for different reactive power compensators that depend on a separate DC-link in its operation. Comprehensive simulation results in Matlab environment were illustrated for corroborating the performance of the advised control under rigorous operating scenarios. The results show the feasibility, reliability and practicability of the proposed controller.
Recently, researchers have focused their efforts to generate electricity on renewable energy sources. Wind power systems are considered good alternative sources of clean energy. Induction generators are the best choice for generating this energy due to their simplicity, robustness, and low maintenance requirements. However, their main drawback is their need for leading reactive power to build the terminal voltage and generate electrical power. This drawback can be overcome using a terminal capacitor across the generator terminals to generate this leading reactive power. This research focuses on: 1-Provides a methodology for selecting an accurate and reliable value of the excitation capacitance required for self-excited induction generators (SEIG), which can be used in pumps operating as turbines (PATs + SEIG). When operating at different speeds and loads. For these systems, the choice of capacitance for the SEIG is of utmost importance. 2- A simplified and understandable method derived from nodal analysis is presented for calculating the exact excitation capacitance of a self-excited induction generator (SEIG) under various conditions. 3-A new analysis and model of (SEIG) is presented. The proposed model consists of an induction generator, a self-excited capacitor, and a RL load. It is used to study the performance of SEIG under different faults and excitation (sudden short circuit, unbalanced excitation, sudden load surge, sudden disconnection of excitation capacitance, and load disturbance). Simulations are created using MATLAB-SIMULINK to validate the proposed model.
Large disturbances in an induction generator-based wind system necessitate rapid compensation for the reactive power. This article addresses the application of Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) in optimizing the performance of grid connected wind power system. The functionality of the static synchronous compensator in maintaining system stability and reliability during/post diverse severe disturbances is thoroughly investigated. A design procedure for STATCOM, particularly the capacitor in the DC side was advised.