Wind farm earthing system design using clustering technique

Mohamad Nassereddine, Jamal Rizk, Mahmood Nagrial, Ali Hellany

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    Abstract

    A wind farm consists of large number of turbines, the earth grids of which are connected together. Under fault condition at one turbine, only limited numbers of turbines are impacted. This article analyzes the fault current distributions between wind turbine earth grids under fault conditions. Furthermore, it introduces the clustering technique, which limits the simulation requirements for the wind farm, thus reducing the cost and time of the design process. A case study is also included to validate the analyses.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1813-1821
    Number of pages9
    JournalElectric Power Components and Systems
    Volume43
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • cluster analysis
    • earth grid
    • earth potential rise
    • electric currents
    • wind power plants
    • wind turbines

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