Title: Reactive power control of wind-diesel-micro-hydro hybrid power systems using matlab/simulink

Authors: R.C. Bansal, T.S. Bhatti, D.P. Kothari, S. Bhat

Addresses: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. ' Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. ' Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Abstract: This paper presents reactive power control of isolated wind-diesel-micro-hydro hybrid power system for realistic load disturbance using matlab/simulink. The mathematical model of the system based on matlab/simulink is developed. Reactive power control performance is compared using three different types of Static VAR Compensators (SVC). Transient responses for step plus normally distributed or band limited white noise random change in load have also been presented in this paper.

Keywords: isolated wind-diesel-micro-hydro hybrid power system; matlab/simulink; reactive power control; static var compensator; micro hydro; small hydro; hybrid power generation; wind power; wind energy; load disturbance; simulation; diesel generators.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2005.007080

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2005 Vol.24 No.1/2, pp.86 - 99

Published online: 24 May 2005 *

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