Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

ISSN 2196-5625 CN 32-1884/TK

Ferroresonance Overvoltage Mitigation Using STATCOM for Grid-connected Wind Energy Conversion Systems
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1.Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu Al Sinaiyah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;2.Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menofia University, 32511 Shebin Elkom, Egypt;3.Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, 21974 Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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    We present the ferroresonance overvoltage mitigation concerning the power systems of the grid-connected wind energy conversion systems (WECSs). WECS is considered based on a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG). Ferroresonance overvoltage associated with a single-pole outage of the line breaker is mitigated by fast regulating the reactive power using the static compensator (STATCOM). STATCOM controller is introduced, in which two incorporated proportional-integral (PI) controllers are optimally tuned using a modified flower pollination algorithm (MFPA) as an optimization technique. To show the capability of the proposed STATCOM controller in mitigating the ferroresonance overvoltage, two test cases are introduced, which are based on the interconnection status of the power transformer used with the grid-connected DFIGs. The results show that the ferroresonance disturbance can occur for the power transformers installed in the wind farms although the transformer terminals are interconnected, and neither side of the transformer is isolated. Furthermore, as a mitigation method of ferroresonance overvoltage, the proposed STATCOM controller succeeds in improving the system voltage profile and speed profile of the wind turbine as well as protecting the system components against the ferroresonance overvoltage.

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  • Received:May 04,2020
  • Revised:June 24,2020
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  • Online: March 30,2022
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