Fault Ride-Through Capability Enhancement of DFIG-Based Wind Turbine With a Flux-Coupling-Type SFCL Employed at Different Locations

Doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) have attracted a wide interest for wind power generation, but they suffer from high sensitivity to grid disturbances, particularly grid faults. In this paper, a modified flux-coupling-type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is suggested to improve the fault ride-through (FRT) capability of DFIGs. The SFCL's structure and principle is first presented. Then, considering that the SFCL can be installed at a DFIG's different locations, its influence mechanism to the DFIG's FRT capability is analyzed, and some technical discussions on the design of the SFCL are carried out. Furthermore, the simulation model of a 1.5-MW/690-V DFIG integrated with the SFCL is built, and the performance analysis is conducted. From the results, introducing the SFCL can effectively limit the fault currents across the DFIG's stator and rotor sides, and when the stator side is selected as the installation site, the terminal-voltage sag can be also improved, which helps prevent the disconnection of the DFIG from the power grid.

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