Article
Power Quality of Dhofar Network with 50 MW Wind Farm Connection
Proc. 2016 Eighteenth International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Paper ID: 113.
(2016)
Abstract
This paper investigates factors which influence the power quality performance of the Dhofar Power Grid, based upon the first 50MW wind farm project connection. The wind farm consists of 20×2.5 MW wind turbines and will be integrated into the 132kV Dhofar network which is connected with the Maim Interconnected System via the Petroleum Development of Oman grid. As this is the first wind farm project in Oman, a review of fundamental aspects which influence power quality for connecting the wind farm is presented, as well as an initial view on Grid Code performance. The power quality assessment is required as part of the license obligation for a transmission operator and is vital to a wind farm developer for their filter design and compensation sizing. The paper addresses power quality topics such as voltage unbalance, flicker and harmonic compliance, in relation to network changes and potential future non synchronous connections. Simulation studies are carried out in DIgSILENT software and are presented in the paper.
Keywords
- Power Quality,
- Grid Code,
- Wind Farm,
- Oman Grid
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December 27, 2016
DOI
DOI: 10.1109/MEPCON.2066.7836868
Citation Information
Hisham A. Al-Riyami, Adil G. Al Busaidi, Musabah A. Al Siyabi, Omar H. Abdalla, et al.. "Power Quality of Dhofar Network with 50 MW Wind Farm Connection" Proc. 2016 Eighteenth International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Paper ID: 113. (2016) p. 33 - 39 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/omar/33/