Damping of blade-shaft torsional oscillations of wind turbine generator system
Abstract
In this article, the blade and shaft torsional oscillations of wind turbine generator system (WTGS) when a network disturbance occurs in the power system are analyzed. Several reports are available in the literature, where the damping of shaft torsional oscillations of steam turbine generator system is discussed. Though a huge number of wind generators are going to be connected with the existing network, the damping of blade-shaft torsional oscillations of WTGS has so far not been reported. In this work, for the damping of blade-shaft torsional oscillations of WTGS, the voltage source converter (VSC) based three-level STATCOM is proposed. The six-mass drive train model of WTGS is used for the sake of precise analysis. Moreover, the damping of blade-shaft torsional oscillations of WTGS by using pitch controller is analyzed also, since a pitch controller is attached with most of the recent wind turbines. Both symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults are considered as the network disturbances. Simulation results clearly show that the pitch controller can somewhat, and the STATCOM can significantly, decrease the blade and shaft torsional oscillations of WTGS, where the simulations have been done by PSCAD/EMTDC. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Title
Electric Power Components and Systems
Recommended Citation
Muyeen, S., Ali, M., Takahashi, R., Murata, T., & Tamura, J. (2008). Damping of blade-shaft torsional oscillations of wind turbine generator system. Electric Power Components and Systems (2), 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325000701549293
