Electrical System Planning of Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Based on <tex>$N+$</tex> Design Considering Optimization of Upper Power Limits of Wind Turbines

Abstract

Electrical system planning of the large-scale off-shore wind farm is usually based on $N-1$ security for equipment lectotype. However, in this method, owing to the aggregation effect in large-scale offshore wind farms, offshore electrical equipment operates under low load for long periods, thus wasting resources. In this paper, we propose a method for electrical system planning of the large-scale offshore wind farm based on the $N+$ design. A planning model based on the power-limited operation of wind turbines under the $N+$ design is constructed, and a solution is derived with the optimization of the upper power limits of wind turbines. A comprehensive evaluation and game analysis of the economy, risk of wind abandonment, and environmental sustainability of the planned offshore electrical systems have been conducted. Moreover, the planning of an infield collector system, substation, and transmission system of an offshore electrical system based on the $N+$ design is integrated. For a domestic offshore wind farm, evaluation results show that the proposed planning method can improve the efficiency of wind energy utilization while greatly reducing the investment cost of the electrical system.

Keywords

• Electrical system
• N+ design
• offshore wind farm
• planning
• optimization