Park wind power generation system

What is a wind park?

Abdollah Afjeh A wind park (or farm) is the site where a group of wind turbines are installed for bulk electricity generation. Nameplate capacity of modern wind parks has increased by up to thousands of MWs. Wind parks can be categorized as onshore and offshore based on the location where wind turbines are installed.

Can a wind park be connected in a medium-voltage network?

This current must be provided to the network. The wind parks can be connected in medium-voltage networks (15–60 kV) if their nominal power does not exceed 5 MW and the available network in the wind park’s vicinity is not overloaded from other wind parks connections or from the power demand.

How can a wind generation system be regulated?

One approach involves operating the wind generation system with power reserve, achieved by shifting the MPPT reference. In this approach, the pitch angle can be regulated based on frequency deviations, enabling power reserves to participate in primary frequency control 156.

Why do wind parks need additional electric equipment?

Most of the wind turbines generate alternating current that cannot be fed directly to the grid as it is not synchronized and varies in frequency and voltage. Sometimes it is called “wild power”. Hence, wind parks require additional electric equipment provided within the balance of plant.