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Abstract Subsynchronous control interaction (SSCI) associated with wind farms has become one of the major challenges for maintaining the stability and reliability of modern power systems. SSCI is mainly caused by the active participation of fast-acting wind turbine converter (WTC) controls in the phenomenon. It can damage the system equipment, reduce the amount of power generation, and degrade the power quality. Thus, it is urgent to develop practical mitigation techniques for the SSCI in order to achieve a smooth and reliable operation of grid interfaced wind farms. This study presents an overview of potential SSCI mitigation techniques at various stages of the power system, including system planning, operation, control, and protection phases at both network and generation sides. In particular, this paper reviews the active damping controls utilizing flexible ac transmission systems (FACTS) and WTC controls. Finally, it outlines the challenges and future work in studying SSCI mitigation techniques in practical wind power systems. Highlights • SSCI mitigation techniques: planning, operation, control and protection stages. • Review of active damping control techniques in network and generation sides. • Challenges and limitations of various SSCI mitigation techniques are discussed. • WTC control modifications and shunt-VSC using filters are recommended approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Emerging subsynchronous oscillation (SSO) issues in grid-connected wind farms have gained serious attention after several incidents occurred in the US and China. The temporal and spatial variation of wind speed, the diversified converter control structures, and the continuously varying number of in-service wind turbine generators (WTGs) greatly affect the equivalent impedance reflected by the wind farms. Such frequency-dependent equivalent impedance, as indicated by both theoretical analyses and practical experiences, has a huge impact on the mechanism and characteristics of SSO. In this regard, WTGs contribute to a more complicated type of SSO than those in conventional turbo-generators (CTGs). For instance, SSO in practical wind power systems can be triggered without the participation of series compensation in the transmission network. The emerging SSO phenomena observed in practical WTGs are relatively new, and cannot be properly interpreted by existing literature. This work will first review the historical development of SSO definitions and classification by IEEE, followed by discussions on recent incidents in practical wind farms due to the emerging SSO. Subsequently, new terminologies and classification of SSO are proposed with the aim to better understand SSO in large-scale wind integrated power systems. This paper offers a practical insight and a future perspective for the reader to properly deal with SSO associated with wind power systems. Highlights • WTGs associated SSO is different from that of conventional CTGs. • The frequency of WTG-associated SSO is greatly influenced by wind speed, series compensation, WTC controls and parameters. • The SSO mechanism in wind farms is difficult to explain with existing IEEE classification. • New classification of SSO is proposed in which it's classified into torsional, L-C and converter-grid oscillation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The subsynchronous control interaction (SSCI) occurs when the wind turbine converter (WTC) controls interact with the series-compensated or weak AC network. The mechanism and attributes of the emerging interaction phenomenon invilving wind turbine generators (WTGs) are quite different from the traditional subsynchronous resonance or oscillation (SSR/SSO) phenomenon in steam turbine-generators (STGs). The SSCI is characterized by various system-wide parameters, including the wind speed and its uneven distribution in a wind power plant, varying number of WTGs connected to the grid, type of the WTGs, parameters of the WTC controls, level of series compensation, stiffness of the grid, etc. Such system-wide parameters change over time and thus make the modeling and analysis rather challenging to conduct SSCI studies. An ideal modeling approach for the SSCI is expected to preserve the system topology as well as valid for a wide range of operating conditions and parameters of the system. On the other hand, an ideal stability analysis method is supposed to give key quantitative information, such as the magnitude, frequency, and origin of the oscillation, as well as the component level participation indices. This paper provides a comparative insight into the application of existing and emerging modeling and stability analysis approaches for SSCI investigations in large-scale wind farms. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of various modeling methods and analysis criteria. Finally, the paper underlines the recent advancements and points out towards the research directions in small/large-signal impedance modeling and stability approaches for accurate and quantitative investigation of the SSCI. • SSCI is a system-wide phenomenon thus the modeling and analysis is challenging. • Strengths and weaknesses of the existing modeling and stability analysis methods in the time and frequency-domain are discussed. • An modeling method should preserve system topology and remains valid under a wide range of operating conditions. • An ideal stability analysis method should give key quantitative information: magnitude, frequency and source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]