Abstract:
High wind penetration in a small power system can create overwhelming stability issues at contingencies. Hybrid wind and pumped-storage systems are widely adopted to harness the maximum wind energy potential locally. Similarly, integration of pumped-storage power plants can be considered for islands or small power systems to integrate more wind farms while improving stability of the system. A small power system was derived based on the IEEE-12 bus system to evaluate the system behavior with increased wind penetration and pumped-storage integration. The integrated system was simulated in PSCAD/EMTDC to analyze the system transient stability under different scenarios. The studies revealed that the integration of pumped-storage systems into small power systems with high wind penetration not only supports more wind penetration into the system but also improves the transient stability.
Citation:
Peiris, K.R.D., Kalpage, K.M.T., Perera, K.A.I.R.P., Wickramarathna, M.T.A.P., Siriwardana, M.G.C.I., & Lidula, N.W.A . (2016). Evaluation of the impact of integrating pumped-storage systems in a small power system with high wind penetration. In W.D. Prasad & A. Rajapakse (Eds.), Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Electrical Engineering 2016 (pp. 80-85). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7818135/proceeding
