Enhancing Active Power Dispatchability of WTG-BESS Through Integrated Control Considering Wind Forecast Error

Abstract

This paper proposes a new integrated control scheme for large-scale wind turbine generators (WTG) incorporated with a battery energy storage system (BESS). The primary goal is to improve the dispatchability of wind power over a wide range. The proposed controller consists of switching feedback controllers for WTG equipped with BESS management and is developed to systematically govern both systems for optimal regulation while ensuring safe operation within defined limits. A scenario-based switching logic is recommended to coordinate the hybrid systems, and a three-layer WTG controller is devised using a gain-scheduled control method. The suggested controller’s performance is evaluated through simulation case studies, particularly in dealing with wind forecast errors (WFE) in the short-term dispatch scheme. To assess the proposed controller’s effectiveness, a comparison is made against a baseline controller in three criteria: standard deviation (STD), mean ( $\bar {X}$ ) and an integral absolute error (IAE). These criteria help to evaluate the energy mismatch concerning the reference power command. The results are presented to elucidate the effectiveness of the proposed controller in regulating WTG-BESS throughout the entire operating region using a real wind profile from a wind farm in Australia. The findings show that the proposed approach has significant potential to enhance performance, leading to vastly improved wind power dispatch compared to the baseline approach.

Keywords

• Battery energy storage system (BESS)
• short-term dispatch scheme
• switching controller
• wind forecast error (WFE)
• wind power dispatchability