TVA/DOE analysis of the operation of an electric power system with and without wind generation. Volume I. Description of the 1978 TVA power system. Final report
An analytical investigation was conducted on the impact of intermittent wind generation on the operations of the TVA power system. The investigation was divided into three phases. The first phase was the documentation of the 1978 TVA power system, which was selected as the base case. The second phase dealt with the hypothetical reconfiguration of the TVA transmission system to accommodate up to 8480 MW of wind-generating capacity. The third phase was the simulation of the daily operations of the TVA system with wind generation. The major conclusions of the second phase were the control and protection schemes for wind energy conversion systems (WECS). Transient stability studies showed that WECS units could be integrated into the TVA power system without compromising the system integrity. Results of the simulations in the third phase showed that, if wind generation is treated as a controlled negative load with the assumed short-term wind generation variability, the impacts on load frequency control may be significant enough to warrant limiting the penetration levels of wind-generating capacity to about 15% of the total power system generating capacity.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga (USA). Div. of Energy Demonstrations and Technology
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-79ET23077
- OSTI ID:
- 5787943
- Report Number(s):
- TVA/OP/EDT-84/41-Vol.1; ON: DE85009036
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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