Frequency Regulation and Operating Reserve Techniques for Variable Speed Wind Turbines

James Boyle; Timothy Littler; Aoife M. Foley

doi:10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9495072

Frequency Regulation and Operating Reserve Techniques for Variable Speed Wind Turbines

James Boyle, Timothy Littler, Aoife M. Foley

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Abstract

This paper proposes a control scheme for variable speed wind turbines that provides both operating reserve and frequency-droop regulation via rotor speed control. The control scheme is compared to conventional rotor speed control and pitch angle frequency-droop control techniques. Simulation results performed using the IEEE 39-bus power system model in DIgSILENT PowerFactory show that the proposed scheme produces fast-acting, accurate frequency-droop responses to grid imbalances. The speed of response improves the frequency nadir resulting from simulated frequency contingencies. The proposed control scheme can be used as a substitute, or supplement, to reserve and frequency regulation schemes that operate via pitch angle control.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665435970
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9495072
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2021
Event	2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 28 Jun 2021 → 02 Jul 2021

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Name	2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings

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Conference	2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	28/06/2021 → 02/07/2021

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© 2021 IEEE.

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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

Frequency Regulation
Frequency-Droop Control
Operating Reserve
Pitch Angle Control
Rotor Speed Control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Boyle, J., Littler, T., & Foley, A. M. (2021). Frequency Regulation and Operating Reserve Techniques for Variable Speed Wind Turbines. In 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings (2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9495072

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Boyle, J , Littler, T & Foley, AM 2021, Frequency Regulation and Operating Reserve Techniques for Variable Speed Wind Turbines. in 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings. 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021, Madrid, Spain, 28/06/2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9495072

Frequency Regulation and Operating Reserve Techniques for Variable Speed Wind Turbines. / Boyle, James ; Littler, Timothy; Foley, Aoife M.
2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. (2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, PowerTech 2021 - Conference Proceedings).

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