Operational Experience with a Type 3 WPP in a Weak Power System Region with Type 2 WPPs and Synchronous Condensers.

With the increasing integration level of wind generation over time, different Wind power plants (WPPs) types were integrated in a weak transmission system region. This raises challenges regarding voltage control schemes that have to be implemented in order to maintain the reliability of the system. Thus, thorough dynamic studies have to be performed to optimize the voltage control schemes of the WPPs which should be followed by field testing to ensure a reliable operation. This paper presents the Hydro-Québec operational experience with the implementation of a voltage control strategy scheme to coordinate the voltage regulation between a type-III WPP and two synchronous condensers at a common point of coupling in a region with two type-II WPPs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]