Summary:
Excitation boosters (EBs) are one of the most cost-effective solutions to improve Fault Ride Through (FRT) capability of synchronous generators. However, they may lead to undesired behavior in multi-machine systems when governed by controllers that use local measurements. EB controllers based on a Wide Area Control System (WACS) have proved to be an effective solution to improve the overall transient stability of a multi-machine system. This paper compares two WACS-based EBs; one proposed in a previous work and a variant controller proposed here. In the comparison of WACS-based EBs, performance, design, implementation aspects and impact of communication latency are analyzed and discussed in detail.
Keywords: Excitation booster; Bus fed static excitation system; Fault ride through capability; Grid codesTransient stability; WAMS; WACS
JCR-JIF Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 3,414 - Q2 (2020); 4,300 - Q2 (2025)
DOI reference:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106622
Published on paper: December 2020.
Published on-line: August 2020.
Citation:
L. Díez Maroto, J. Renedo, L. Rouco, F. Fernández-Bernal, "Wide area controllers for excitation boosters for transient stability improvement", Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 189, pp. 106622, December 2020. [Online: August 2020] doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106622
