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Energy Storage and Reactive Power Compensator in a Large Wind Farm: Preprint

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2004-352· OSTI ID:15005523
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The size of wind farm power systems is increasing, and so is the number of wind farms contributing to the power systems network. The size of wind turbines is also increasing--from less than 1 MW a few years ago to the 2- to 3-MW machines being installed today and the 5-MW machines under development. The interaction of the wind farm, energy storage, reactive power compensation, and the power system network is being investigated. Because the loads and the wind farms' output fluctuate during the day, the use of energy storage and reactive power compensation is ideal for the power system network. Energy storage and reactive power compensation can minimize real/reactive power imbalances that can affect the surrounding power system. In this paper, we will show how the contribution of wind farms affects the power distribution network and how the power distribution network, energy storage, and reactive power compensation interact when the wind changes. We will also investigate the size of the components in relation to each other and to the power system.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337;
OSTI ID:
15005523
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-500-34701
Resource Type:
Conference paper/presentation
Conference Information:
Prepared for the 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV (US), 01/05/2004--01/08/2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
25 ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY STORAGE
INDUCTION GENERATOR
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY
STATIC VAR COMPENSATOR
SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARM
WIND TURBINE
WIND TURBINE ARRAYS
WIND TURBINES