TY - JOUR
T1 - Power control of direct interconnection technique for airbornewind energy systems
AU - Ebrahimi Salari, Mahdi
AU - Coleman, Joseph
AU - Toal, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - In this paper, an offshore airborne wind energy (AWE) farm consisting of three non-reversing pumping mode AWE systems is modelled and simulated. The AWE systems employ permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG). A direct interconnection technique is developed and implemented for AWE systems. This method is a new approach invented for interconnecting offshore wind turbines with the least number of required offshore-based power electronic converters. The direct interconnection technique can be beneficial in improving the economy and reliability of marine airborne wind energy systems. The performance and interactions of the directly interconnected generators inside the energy farm internal power grid are investigated. The results of the study conducted in this paper, show the directly interconnected AWE systems can exhibit a poor load balance and significant reactive power exchange which must be addressed. Power control strategies for controlling the active and reactive power of the AWE farm are designed, implemented, and promising results are discussed in this paper.
AB - In this paper, an offshore airborne wind energy (AWE) farm consisting of three non-reversing pumping mode AWE systems is modelled and simulated. The AWE systems employ permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG). A direct interconnection technique is developed and implemented for AWE systems. This method is a new approach invented for interconnecting offshore wind turbines with the least number of required offshore-based power electronic converters. The direct interconnection technique can be beneficial in improving the economy and reliability of marine airborne wind energy systems. The performance and interactions of the directly interconnected generators inside the energy farm internal power grid are investigated. The results of the study conducted in this paper, show the directly interconnected AWE systems can exhibit a poor load balance and significant reactive power exchange which must be addressed. Power control strategies for controlling the active and reactive power of the AWE farm are designed, implemented, and promising results are discussed in this paper.
KW - Active power
KW - Airborne wind energy
KW - Direct interconnection technique
KW - Load sharing control
KW - Non-reversing pumping mode
KW - Reactive power exchange
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057836756&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/en11113134
DO - 10.3390/en11113134
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057836756
SN - 1996-1073
VL - 11
SP - -
JO - Energies
JF - Energies
IS - 11
M1 - 3134
ER -