Grid Integration To Weak Grids
Grid Integration To Weak Grids
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Agenda
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Grid Impedance
WPP MV Bus
Xgrid
Point of Connection
(PoC)
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SCR vs Swpp
9.00
8.00
7.00
SCR
6.00
5.00
Smin=200 MVA
4.00
Smin=300 MVA
3.00
Smin=400 MVA
2.00
1.00
0.00
0
50
100
150
200
Swpp (MW)
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250
Swpp (MW)
168
250
300
SCR
1.74*
2.65
1.24
*at Derby;
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SCR = 1.74
Musselroe WPP
Silverton WPP
100km+
Transmission Line
to Norwood
250km+
Transmission Line
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N-1 (element put of service) power system amplifies the weak grid issues by lowering
further the SCR.
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Note:
X=0.6 represents weaker grid
X=0.3 represents stronger grid
VS (pu)
0.9
0.85
0.8
0.75
SCRPmax
0.7
0.65
Pmax = 0.6pu
Pmax = 1.2pu
0.6
0
0.5
1.5
P (pu)
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QV Curves
0.8
Note:
X=0.6 represents weaker grid
X=0.3 represents stronger grid
0.6
Slope~1 for
weak grid
0.4
Q (pu)
0.2
0
-0.2
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
-0.6
-0.8
1.1
Slope~2.85 for
stronger grid
-0.4
X/RQmargin
1.2
-1
Vs (pu)
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150
50
Required PQ
Capability
Q_PCC, V=0.90pu
-50
100
Q_PCC, V=1.00pu
-100
Q_PCC, V=1.10pu
-150
-200
-250
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
50
Reactive Capability (MVAR)
100
Required PQ
Capability
Q_PCC, V=0.90pu
-50
Q_PCC, V=1.00pu
Q_PCC, V=1.10pu
-100
-150
0
50
100
150
200
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250
300
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CAUTION!
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Standard synchronous
condenser AVR response
time is used.
PPC Q control should use
a rise time according to
grid code or contingencies
analysis. .
PPC controls the WTG P
dispatch.
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Reactive plant:
3 5 MVAr STATCOMs
5 9 MVAr cap banks
1 20 MVA Syncon
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