Comparative study on transient stability analysis of wind turbine generator system using different drive train models

A huge number of wind generators are going to be connected with the existing network in the near future. Therefore it is necessary to analyse the transient stability of power systems, including wind turbine generator systems (WTGS). It has already been reported that one-mass or lumped model of wind turbine system is insufficient to analyse the transient behaviour of WTGS. It has also been reported that for the precise transient analysis of WTGS, a six-mass drive train model is needed. The reduced order models (three-mass and two-mass) have also been adopted so far for transient behaviour analysis. But the transient stability analysis of using six-mass, three-mass and two-mass drive train models has not been reported sufficiently so far in the literature. The authors have conducted an analysis using these methods. First, a detailed transformation procedure is presented from six-mass drive train model to two-mass model, which can be used in the analysis of transient stability simulation with sufficient accuracy. It is then determined which drive train model is appropriate for transient stability analysis of grid-connected WTGS. The effects of drive train parameters (such as inertia constant, spring constant and damping constant) on stability are examined using the above mentioned types of drive train models. Moreover, different types of symmetrical and asymmetrical faults at different wind generator power levels are considered in the simulation analyses with and without considering damping constants in six-mass, three-mass and two-mass shaft models. Considering the simulation results, it can be concluded that two-mass shaft model is sufficient for the transient stability analysis of WTGS.

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