Impact of Short-Circuit Ratio on Control Parameter Settings of DFIG Wind Turbines

Abstract

This work deals with doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) modeling and stability when connected to weak AC grids. A detailed state-space model that includes the phase-locked loop (PLL) is developed. This work aims to determine the influence of the network’s strength on DFIG stability through the short-circuit ratio (SCR). The critical values of the proportional control parameters of the grid-side and rotor-side converters (RSC and GSC), as well as PLL, which make the system unstable, are calculated for different SCR values. Finally, PSCAD/EMTDC dynamic simulations are used to validate the critical control parameters obtained by studying the eigenvalues of the DFIG state-space model regarding system stability.

Keywords

• DFIG stability
• eigenvalue analysis
• state-space models
• controller parameter settings
• weak grid stability
• stability boundary