Open access simulation toolbox for the grid connection of offshore wind farms using multi-terminal HVDC networks

C. E. Ugalde-Loo; O. D. Adeuyi; S. Wang; J. Liang; N. Jenkins; S. Ceballos; M. Santos; I. Vidaurrazaga; S. D'Arco; G. Bergna; M. Barenys; M. Parker; S. Finney; A. Gatti; A. Pitto; M. Rapizza; D. Cirio; P. Lund; A. Castro; I. Azpiri

doi:10.1049/cp.2017.0054

Open access simulation toolbox for the grid connection of offshore wind farms using multi-terminal HVDC networks

C. E. Ugalde-Loo
, O. D. Adeuyi
, S. Wang
, J. Liang
, N. Jenkins
, S. Ceballos
, M. Santos
, I. Vidaurrazaga
, S. D'Arco
, G. Bergna
, M. Barenys
, M. Parker
, S. Finney
, A. Gatti
, A. Pitto
, M. Rapizza
, D. Cirio
, P. Lund
, A. Castro
, I. Azpiri

Cardiff University
SINTEF
Gamesa Electric
University of Strathclyde
RSE SpA
Energinet SOV
Iberdrola

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Abstract

Decarbonisation of the European electricity system can become dauntingly costly due to transmission and distribution network issues arising from the integration of intermittent renewable generation sources. It is expected that wind energy will be the principal renewable source by 2050 and, as such, a number of initiatives in the academia and in the industry are being carried out to propose solutions to best accommodate the wind resource. This paper presents work carried out by DEMO 1 partners within the EU FP7 project BEST PATHS. A MATLAB/Simulink toolbox consisting of the necessary building blocks for the simulation and integration of offshore wind farms using enabling technologies such as multiterminal high-voltage direct-current grids is presented. To illustrate the toolbox capabilities, a number of system topologies is studied. System performance is assessed and measured against a set of key performance indicators. To ensure knowledge dissemination, the toolbox has been made available as open access in the BEST PATHS project website.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IET Conference Publications
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition	CP709
ISBN (Electronic)	9781785614217, 9781785615030, 9781785616624, 9781785616723, 9781785616990, 9781785617072
ISBN (Print)	9781785615078, 9781785615153
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0054
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	13th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, ACDC 2017 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 14 Feb 2017 → 16 Feb 2017

Publication series

Name	IET Conference Publications
Number	CP709
Volume	2017

Conference

Conference	13th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, ACDC 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	14/02/17 → 16/02/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

BEST PATHS project
Multi-terminal HVDC networks
Open access toolbox
Simulation
Wind farms

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Ugalde-Loo, C. E., Adeuyi, O. D., Wang, S., Liang, J., Jenkins, N., Ceballos, S., Santos, M., Vidaurrazaga, I., D'Arco, S., Bergna, G., Barenys, M., Parker, M., Finney, S., Gatti, A., Pitto, A., Rapizza, M., Cirio, D., Lund, P., Castro, A., & Azpiri, I. (2017). Open access simulation toolbox for the grid connection of offshore wind farms using multi-terminal HVDC networks. In IET Conference Publications (CP709 ed.). (IET Conference Publications; Vol. 2017, No. CP709). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0054

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Open access simulation toolbox for the grid connection of offshore wind farms using multi-terminal HVDC networks. / Ugalde-Loo, C. E.; Adeuyi, O. D.; Wang, S. et al.
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Open access simulation toolbox for the grid connection of offshore wind farms using multi-terminal HVDC networks

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