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Investigate alternative interconnection strategies for arrays of wind-turbine generators. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5979501
One of the principal methods of interconnecting future wind-turbine units to utility systems is expected to be in large megawatt (MW)-scale arrays, connected to the utility transmission, subtransmission, or distribution (T and D) network at a common point, and operated together as any other MW-scale utility-generation plant. There are many potential alternative wind-turbine (WT) array/utility-system interconnection strategies. The purpose of this project was first to develop an appropriate methodology for assessing the relative cost, value, and reliability of alternative WT-array interconnection plans; and second, to perform an initial assessment of a matrix of cases to demonstrate the T and D assessment methodology, as well as gain insights as to potential cost, value, and reliability for array-interconnection plans for a range of wind-turbine sizes and types from a T and D perspective.
Research Organization:
Zaininger Engineering Co., San Jose, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5979501
Report Number(s):
ORNL/SUB-82/69604/1; ON: DE83015746
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English