Abstract
In this article, we have an interested implementing new intelligent strategies based on fuzzy controllers, for a better integration of renewable energy in the powerful electrical networks, commonly called super grids. A preliminary investigation has allowed us to learn more about the impact of this integration on algebraic variables of an electrical network on one hand and on the modes of operation of power plants on the other. Indeed, if necessary to ensure the strategic balance production and consumption, especially during peak hours, power operators shall ensure that the integration of one or more wind farms does not affect any aspect of the quality Energy distributed to subscribers. Perfect stability of large power grids at times of integration of renewable energy sources is ensured through the use of new strategies constituting a potential support which acts to overcome the hazards may hinder the operation of the components basic of these grids.
Introduction
Wind energy already represents a significant part in international energy supply concepts. More than ever, it is our duty to meet the challenges of a stable energy production, with a large proportion of wind energy. In the coming years, wind energy is expected to cover an increasing share of global needs. These prerequisites depend mainly among others capacity of wind power technology to be integrated into existing network topologies. To do this, an intelligent and flexible technology is required for the challenges facing network managers on wind turbines and wind farms with the power plant behavior.
The increasing demand for electric power in a global economy characterized by an alarming recession of global fossil fuel reserves, imperatively induced a collapse in energy generation balance.
The procedures for renewable energy survey made by the research teams around the world are only partially successful. Given these circumstances, it is imperative to explore new operational and technical management of these grids are generally subject to adverse events likely to affect the quality of the services requested by customers, even partially[10].
Various procedures for controlling the stability of super networks, with the guarantee of balance of energy balance were proposed. In this context, some works [1] were based on the medium-term dynamic simulation to see the impact of the action to be taken and selecting appropriate control systems. This is based on the application of a modal analysis of the voltage combined with the assessment of the sensitivity of different power plants with respect to the wind farms.
Indeed, controlling the behaviour of a conventional power plant could be affected by a dysfunction in one or more wind farms requires instantaneous acquisition of active and reactive powers of the power plants and the magnitude of this impact in the order to take an appropriate decision ensuring a strengthening of the stability of these plants through intelligent control strategy acting so as to restore the level of voltage and powers required in any node of the electrical network studied.
Other authors [2–4] became interested in the study of dynamical models of the frequency to simulate the impact of the most important system parameters on the frequency response due to disturbances and consequently determine the optimal number of steps in the procedure of grid stabilisation.
Some done studies [5] are interested in developing techniques to control the vulnerability of a power system through a combined approach incorporating fuzzy logic and neural to avoid the collapse of the voltage.
In this context and in order to ensure a perfect stability of voltage and frequency throughout the network, we are interested to the implementation of a new smart strategy to achieve optimal integration of wind farms to a large network. Indeed, we have paid particular attention to assessing the sensitivity of the different power plants especially at moments of connection or disconnection of one or more wind farms wf k ; k ={ 1, …, n }.
The sensitivity of different power plants induced by the connection of wind farms in the studied network will be processed through a new smart strategy to guarantee a perfect stability in frequency and voltage of this network. Indeed, we evaluated the quality of active and reactive powers developed by each production plant according to those injected by the various wind farms, specially at the instants of connection and disconnection of these wind farms. Specifically, the based strategy takes into account voltage fluctuations at different nodes and fluctuations of active and reactive powers induced by the connection or disconnection of wind farms. Based on the sensitivity of each production plant to the impact of wind farms connected or disconnected, we proceeded by appropriate adjustment of powers and voltages applied in each network node.
Study design of a large network
The matrix of nodal admittances of a n network nodes is constructed as follows:
The injected apparent power in a node n
k
is expressed as follows [17]:
N→k is the number of nodes connected to the node n k .
Therefore:
We define the specific active and reactive powers Pspec-n
k
, Qspec-n
k
at any network node n
k
as follows:
The active and reactive powers P Gn k , Q Gn k will only be considered in case of connection of a power plant in this node n k . P Cn k , Q Cn k are the active and reactive powers consumed in this node. Similarly, we define the functions of active and reactive power at any node in the network to be studied:
The Jacobian matrix [J (P
Vα
, Q
Vα
)] is constructed as follows:
The partial derivatives of the active power injected into a node n
k
relative to voltages (V
nk
, V
nj
) j = { 1, …, n }, and the partial derivatives relative to the angle (α
n
k
, α
n
j
) are calculated from the following relationships [17]:
Likewise, and are given by the following relationships [17]:
Formulas 9, 10, 11 and 12 are exclusively news set by us after extremely laborious tests and with those, we are able to simulate the behavior of a network of what size it is by the mean of an outstanding software under Matlab environment done by our self.
The equivalent circuit diagram of a single wind generator connected to an electrical grid as indicated by Fig. 3:
Given that the studied wind farm is made up of r wind generator, we obtain the following equivalent circuit:
Referring to Fig. 4, we write:
On the other hand, the admittance represents a proportion K
wg
k
of the total equivalent admittance , therefore:
So:
Finally:
Where:
Knowing that is the total equivalent electromotive force (e.m.f) and the total equivalent admittance of the wind farm. The current through the bus k becomes:
where:
The active and reactive powers generated by the equivalent wind farm at the bus n
i
:
knowing that:
Moreover, the active and reactive powers injected into the bus n
i
are expressed as follows [17, 18]:
N→i is the number of nodes connected to the node n i .
We proposed in this paper to implement an intelligent integration strategy of wind farms in a super grid. This strategy is mainly based on the calculation of the sensitivities of active and reactive powers P
M
i
and Q
M
i
generated by each power plant, at a bus n
i
, versus the active and reactive powers Pinj-n
x
and Qinj-n
x
injected at a bus n
x
.
N→i is the number of nodes connected to the node n i .
And the voltage level V
n
x
at bus n
x
is written as follows [17]:
Relationships (22) and (23) give:
Where:
Hence:
We focus only on the sensitivity of the of active and reactive powers P
M
i
and Q
M
i
generated by each power plant, at a bus n
i
, versus the active and reactive powers P
wg
x
and Q
wg
x
generated at a bus n
x
.
Where:
Then, the sensitivity of a machine M
i
to the real Pinj-n
x
and reactive Qinj-n
x
powers injected in a bus n
x
is expressed as follow:
In the case where the node n
i
is not directly connected to a wind farm, then we write:
Where:
On the path to the wind farm:
Where:
And:
So:
Where:
On the path to the wind farm:
And:
So:
Thus, the sensitivity of the of active and reactive powers P
M
i
and Q
M
i
generated by each power plant, at a bus n
i
, versus the active and reactive powers P
wg
x
and Q
wg
x
generated at a bus n
x
is calculated according the following relations [16]:
And whether we focus on the study of the sensitivity of the powers P M i and Q M i generated by a conventional power plant M i to the powers P wg x and Q wg x exchanged by all wind farms wf x connected to the super grid, Fig. 7,we must define the paths Γn connecting the power plant to each wind farm.
Where:
And thereby, we establish the following relationships:
N wf is the total number of wind farms connected to the super grid.
In this case of study, we write mathematically:
We have adopted the following notations:
And:
Controlling the behaviour of a conventional power plant could be affected by a malfunction of one or more wind farms requires an instantaneous acquisition of active and reactive powers of the power plant and the magnitude of this impact in order to take an appropriate decision ensuring a strengthening of stability of these plants on the one hand and better integration of renewable energy on the other.
For this purpose, we have implemented a smart strategy based on fuzzy controllers [15–18, 20].
To consider the uncertainty of the active and reactive wind generation, in the turbine and exciter fuzzy control. Indeed, during wind speed changes, the power to be injected by wind farms will be affected in terms of oscillations containing double the frequency of the studied network [19].
Indeed, any electrical magnitude considered in a positive synchronous reference frame (PSRF) running to the pulsation 1, or with respect to a negative synchronous reference frame (NSRF), turning pulsation, is none other than the sum of a constant term and a term fluctuates at twice the mains frequency, Fig. 10. Under the effect of wind speed changes for example, the active and reactive powers injected in a node i are expressed as follows [19]:
If we consider that:
the positive sequence of the (d, q) voltage at the node n x in the PSRF frame,
the negative sequence of the (d, q) voltage at the node n x in the NSRF frame,
The reference powers , Figs. 8 and 9, will be evaluated as follows [19]:
The topology of each fuzzy controller to integrate, was based on an interaction between two input variables, characterized successively by an error ɛ x M i and an instantaneous variation of the error , to synthesize a fuzzy vector K x M i which represents an estimate of level change of active and reactive powers (P M i , Q M i ) exchanged between the machine M i and the super grid [5], at the moment following the connection/disconnection of one or more wind farms [8–14].
We defined the degree of membership of the error ɛ
x
M
i
to a membership function mfunc
r
by and the degree of membership of the error variation to another membership function [18]. Let then:
A surface S
R
k
swept by the control vector K
x
M
i
for a rule R
k
is given by:
The overall area swept by the fuzzy vector K
x
M
i
after use of all the rules is formulated as follows:
With: N
R
k
number of rules that are used. Thus, the fuzzy vector K
x
M
i
is none other than the abscissa of the center of gravity of the overall surface S
K
x
M
i
swept by the control vector K
x
M
i
and deduced in accordance with the relationship (46).
A new technique of scaling will be of great importance for the magnitudes of the state variables that may possibly exceed the extreme limits quoted. In other words, all sizes to be treated x
M
i
giving rise to an error ɛ
x
M
i
and a variation of error , must undergo a transfer at the base of fuzzy variables evidenced by the interval [-1, 1], to generate the fuzzy input required for processing by the designated controller in accordance with the following system of equations [18]:
Where:
Where μ
i
σ
i
denote respectively the mean and standard deviation of the error and variation of error ɛ
x
M
i
and . Similarly, the control vector K
x
M
i
must undergo a transfer to the basic quantities studied, rescaled, to assign the value and this means the system of equations:
Where:
Through this new technique of rescaling, we assigned a dynamic behavior to the fuzzy controller in order to ensure better tracking of the variable to control [18, 20].
The studied grid is the IEEE 118 bus test power system, Fig. 15.
With a view to assessing the impact of the commissioning of one or more wind farms on a super grid, we simulated the case of connecting a first wind farm wf1 with a capacity of 0.78pu, in the base S base = 100MVA, and this at the moment 50 seconds, Fig. 16.
The simulations were conducted with the following considerations:
The wind farm wf1 is connected to bus n12 and wf2 is connected to bus n7.
We note that the active powers developed by different machines become fluctuating during the moments following the commissioning of the wind farm wf1. These fluctuations arise because the different power plants are trying to regain a new stable equilibrium taking into account the contribution of new wind farm connected to the network. Indeed, referring to the relationship (43), changes in active and reactive powers are the consequences of superimposed terms PM i 2f and QM i 2f the initial values P M i and Q M i .
Where:
Consequently we recorded oscillating modes of voltages at different nodes, Fig. 17. We tested the case of the commissioning of the wind farm from 50 to 70 seconds, (tc wf = 50s and td wf = 70s). Where: tc wf and td wf are respectively the times of commissioning and decommissioning of the wind farms.
These oscillations are described by:
Where:
We also note that the oscillations of the voltage levels are increasing at the commissioning of several wind farms at the same time, Fig. 18.
Figure 19 represents the temporal evolution of active powers of the wind farms wf1 and wf2 when they are brought into operation successively during:
Figures 20 and 21 represents the temporal evolution of active powers of the machines M11, M30, M50 and the voltage levels when the wind farms wf1 and wf2 are brought into operation during the time intervals indicated above.
We clearly notice that at the moment of connection or disconnection of one or more wind farms, the voltages at different nodes fluctuate worsening gradually as the number of farms becomes important. Taking into account the sensitivity of powers generated by the different power plants to real and reactive powers injected by wind farms, we corrected voltage levels as well as real and reactive powers developed by these power plants through control strategies indicated by the Figs. 22 and 23. Active and reactive powers were stabilized of the fact that strategy adopted has eliminated origins of fluctuations:
By acting on the various turbines and the exciters of different power plants, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, we were able to mitigate the peaks of the voltage levels at the instants following the connection of wind farms. Thus, we were able to bring the electrical network studied in stable condition during the connection or disconnection phases of wind farms.
Conclusion
In this work, we are interested in implementing a smart strategy based fuzzy controllers with the aim to ensure better integration of renewable energy in the networks of large sizes called super grids. Given the randomness of wind energy, the engagement of the operating wind farms must take into account the impact of the latter on the network status variables considered and those of conventional power plants. The machines are virtually insensitive to the impact of these defects and therefore, we were able to avoid the network studied the phenomenon of voltage collapse. We have paid particular attention to the margins of variation experienced by active and reactive powers generated by the different power plants of a super grid in the event of connection or disconnection of one or several wind sites.
Based on an analytical study of the results obtained, we can pronounce on the greater potential of the smart strategy of the fact that following the connection or disconnection of wind farms to a large network, algebraic variables and powers active and reactive evolve transiently in acceptable margins and can not in any way affect the quality of service provided to consumers. The objectives of this work have been achieved and the prospects remains promising.
