TY - GEN
T1 - Review on engineering and regulatory aspects associated with frequency control capabilities of wind power plants
AU - Singarao, Venkatesh Yadav
AU - Rao, Vittal
AU - Harral, Mark A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - With the increasing grid penetration levels of wind power, there is an increasing need to study both the power control systems and the regulatory aspects associated with frequency control capabilities of wind power plants at various levels (turbine, wind farm and power system levels). This is especially very important in the United States with a goal of achieving 20% nation's electricity from wind energy by 2030. This paper provides observations and challenges identified with wind energy integration with respect to active power control strategies used in implementing frequency regulation at various levels. This paper also discusses the current and future aspects of market regulation of frequency responsive services offered by converter based variable generation technologies and the need for an appropriate utility market structure in order to provide settlements for these capabilities.
AB - With the increasing grid penetration levels of wind power, there is an increasing need to study both the power control systems and the regulatory aspects associated with frequency control capabilities of wind power plants at various levels (turbine, wind farm and power system levels). This is especially very important in the United States with a goal of achieving 20% nation's electricity from wind energy by 2030. This paper provides observations and challenges identified with wind energy integration with respect to active power control strategies used in implementing frequency regulation at various levels. This paper also discusses the current and future aspects of market regulation of frequency responsive services offered by converter based variable generation technologies and the need for an appropriate utility market structure in order to provide settlements for these capabilities.
KW - Ancillary Service Markets
KW - Frequency Regulation Standards
KW - Inertial and Primary Frequency Response
KW - Wind Power Plants
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84890854508&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EnergyTech.2013.6645348
DO - 10.1109/EnergyTech.2013.6645348
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84890854508
SN - 9781467344449
T3 - 2013 IEEE Energytech, Energytech 2013
BT - 2013 IEEE Energytech, Energytech 2013
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2013 IEEE Energytech, Energytech 2013
Y2 - 21 July 2013 through 23 July 2013
ER -