Abstract: Distributed renewable energy systems play an increasing role in today’s energy paradigm. Thus, intensive research activities have been centered on improving the performance of renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic (PV) systems, which should be of multiple-functionality. That is, the PV systems should be more intelligent in the consideration of grid stability, reliability, a...

A hybrid drive wind turbine equipped with a speed regulating differential mechanism can generate electricity at the grid frequency by an electrically excited synchronous generator without requiring fully or partially rated converters. This has extensively been studied in recent years. To enhance transient operation performance and low-voltage ride-through capacity of proposed turbine, we aim to...

Description: This tele-seminar series gives the results from a PSERC project (Executive Summary | Full Report) that examined the impact of increased penetration of doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind generation on power system dynamic performance and hence reliability. DFIG wind turbines use controls that effectively isolate the inertia from the grid. In addition, large wind farms are ty...