Grid Code Requirements for Wind Farms

Grid Code Requirements for Wind Farms

The capacity of wind power generation tends to grow globally. 

Grid operators for safety and reliability reasons have new requirements as wind power capacity tends to increase. 

The main requirements of grid codes for wind power generation are the following (Basit et al., 2012): 

1. Frequency/active power control

Active power control is the ability to regulate the power output of a wind turbine (Sourkounis & Tourou 2013). 

2. Voltage/reactive power control

Grid codes require that wind farms support the voltage level by injecting or absorbing reactive power (Sourkounis & Tourou 2013). 

3. Low voltage ride through.

One of the main requirements of grid codes for wind power is a low voltage ride through, which simply means that wind farms must stay connected to the grid during a fault (Basit et al., 2012). 

References 

Basit, A., Hansen, A. D., Margaris, I. & Hansen, J.C., 2012. A Review of Grid Requirements for Wind Farm in Denmark and China. In China wind power 2012.

Sourkounis, C. & Tourou, P., 2013. Grid Code Requirements for Wind Power Integration in Europe. Conference Papers in Energy, 2013, pp.1–9.