New type of bridge fault current limiter with reduced power losses for transient stability improvement of DFIG wind farm

Dmitry Baimel, Nilanjan Chowdhury, Juri Belikov, Yoash Levron

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Abstract

The paper presents a new active diode bridge fault current limiter (FCL) topology, and compares it to the classic diode bridge, Series Dynamic Breaking Resistor (SDBR), and active diode bridge FCL circuits. The comparison is done using a benchmark system that includes a 9 MW wind turbine with a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), two 50 MW synchronous generators, and three step-up transformers. The results show that all three FCLs improve transient stability by limiting the currents peak, terminal voltage drop, active and reactive powers, and torque transients.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107293
JournalElectric Power Systems Research
Volume197
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Doubly fed induction generator
  • Fault current limiter
  • Fault ride through enhancement
  • Transient stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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