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This paper presents a simplified voltage control of paralleling doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) connected to the grid by using static Var compensator (SVC). The DFIG converters are based on a voltage source converter in the grid side converter (GSC) and current source converter in the rotor side converter (RSC). The GSC is employed to work like static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) to provide precise control to maintain the DC link voltage under control. The RSC is oriented to control real and reactive powers of the DFIG. Instead of adding two SVCs in every DFIG bus it connects only one SVC in the point of common coupling of the generators to enhance the voltage stability at a steady state and dynamic operation by decreasing the reactive power hence to increase the voltage amplitude. The comprehensive simulations are carried out using PSCAD/EMTDC program. The results show that the SVC has improved voltage stability and promote the system transient response by compensating reactive power. Furthermore, this study has presented the possibility of using one SVC with low capacity based on the SVC characteristics adjusted only by choosing a suitable transformer rating. Moreover, the system model simulation was tested at steady state and dynamic mode during constant and random wind speeds. Using one SVC with low capacity leads to decrease power dissipation, and this directly reduced the power cost. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]