Transient Stability Improvement in DFIG based Wind Energy System using Series Compensating Device

The Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) is getting wider popularity due to its ability to adapt with variable wind speed and to capture more wind energy. Though DFIG has a salient feature of the fault ride through capability, this is not sufficient to preserve the necessity of the grid code when the DFIG system is connected with the grid. To accomplish this goal, a DC resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is proposed, as it reduces the system power losses during stable operation of the network with improved system efficiency, in comparison with the conventional SFCL. To verify the performance of the transient stability of the DFIG based wind power system with the DC resistive SFCL, both the symmetrical and asymmetrical faults are considered. The performance of the DC resistive SFCL is compared with that of the series dynamic braking resistor (SDBR) and the crowbar system. Simulations are carried out by using the Matlab/Simulink software.