This thesis investigates the use of secondary voltage control (SVC) in a wind park based on doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and its effect on long-term voltage stability. The wind park consists of several wind turbines is modeled as an DFIG equivalent model. Initially, the performance of the SVC applied to wind park is compared with the case when only the primary voltage control (PVC) is adopted. A detailed analysis is conducted with time-domain simulations, considering high and low wind speed regimes, control variable limits of wind generators, static and dynamic loads, as well as dynamic models of overexcitation limiter (OEL) and load tap changing (LTC) transformer. Based on the results, the use of secondary voltage control in a DFIG-based wind park can postpone long-term voltage collapse of power system. Further, an adverse situation was observed showing that SVC can lead the grid-side converter (GSC) of DFIG to absorb reactive power from the electric grid and lose the capability of injecting reactive power in the grid. Thus, two novel auxiliary control strategies inserted in the GSC control loop are presented to prevent reactive reverse flow in the GSC, as well as forcing the provision of reactive power to the system via the GSC. The results indicate the effectiveness of the auxiliary control strategies in postponing the voltage collapse and increase the voltage stability margin of the system.
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