Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed and clean, and produces no Green House Gas (GHG) emissions during operation. Recently, it has achieved rapid development due to the fast increasing of energy demand and accelerating depletion of the word fossil fuels.
Due to the inherent variability and uncertainty, wind power integration into the grid brings challenges for power systems, particularly when the wind power penetration level is high. The challenges exist in many aspects, such as reliability, power quality and stability.
The main objective of this study is to investigate the coordinated control of wind power and its integration into large-scale power system. Around the main objective, the relevant research fields including the wind turbine modeling and control, wind farm modeling and control, multi-terminal DC Grid for Wind Power Integration, and Hardware In the Loop (HIL) test in RTDS.
Completion date: October 2016.