Analysis of low voltage ride-through capability and optimal control strategy of doubly-fed wind farms under symmetrical fault

Abstract Given the “carbon neutralization and carbon peak” policy, enhancing the low voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability of wind farms has become a current demand to ensure the safe and stable operation of power systems in the context of a possible severe threat of large-scale disconnection caused by wind farms. Currently, research on the LVRT of wind farms mainly focuses on suppressing rotor current and providing reactive current support, while the impact of active current output on LVRT performance has not been thoroughly discussed. This paper studies and reveals the relationship between the limit of reactive current output and the depth of voltage drop during LVRT for doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind farms. Specifically, the reactive current output limit of the grid-side converter is independent of the depth of voltage drop, and its limit is the maximum current allowed by the converter, while the reactive current output limit of the DFIG stator is a linear function of the depth of voltage drop. An optimized scheme for allocating reactive current among the STATCOM, DFIG stator, and grid-side converter is proposed. The scheme maximizes the output of active current while satisfying the standard requirements for reactive current output. Compared to traditional schemes, the proposed LVRT optimization strategy can output more active power during the LVRT period, effectively suppressing the rate of rotor speed increase, and improving the LVRT performance and fault recovery capability of wind farms. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.