Fault ride-through capability of doubly-fed induction generators based wind turbines

Abstract

Current grid codes require DFIGs to provide voltage support during a grid fault. The fault ride-through (FRT) capability of DFIGs is the focus of this paper, in which modifications to the DFIG controller are proposed to improve the FRT capability. The static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) controller has been applied with the proposed method to study its influence on the voltage at the point of common coupling (PCC). The proposed method was also compared with other FRT capability improvement methods, including the conventional crowbar method. The dynamic behavior of DFIG-based wind turbines during grid fault is simulated using MATLAB/Simulink. The results obtained clearly demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method.