Fault Ride Through Testing Facility to Support Grid Stability

A facility to test the ability of non-synchronous power plants to maintain continuous uninterrupted operation when a power system is subjected to a voltage disturbance. This is a fundamental requirement to maintain system security and prevent wider frequency collapse.

Competitive advantage

  • Full suite of low voltage ride-through (LVRT) and high voltage ride-through (HVRT) testing services
  • Ability to simulate different depths of voltage dips and rises, ranging from 0% to 140% with a step of 1% of the rated voltage, lasting from 1000 ms to 3000 ms
  • Ability to simulate different grid faults, including line to line (L-L), double line to ground (LL-G), and line to line to line (L-L-L)
  • Test generating plants up to 8 MVA in grids and up to 40 kV system
  • Compliance with the IEC6400-21

Impact

  • Validate simulation model against onsite test in R2 test
  • Demonstrate fault ride through performance on site
  • Support grid stability and improve security of supply
  • Full-scale field testing with no adverse impact on the network

Successful outcomes

  • Successfully commissioned 30 LVRT tests on 10 different wind turbines

Our partners

  • Goldwind
  • DNV GL
Tags
lensDecarbonising the Grid with Renewables
lensClean Energy