Generation reliability modeling and analysis of wind power plants

The reliability impact of wind generation is evaluated using a set of reliability modeling and analysis tools implemented with MATLAB. As expected, the addition of wind generation increases the reliability of a power system. However, the extent to which the reliability is increase varies with the wind farm's penetration level. Using the LOLE, it is shown that as more wind generation is added to a power system the increase in reliability diminishes. Nonetheless, wind generators improved the reliability of a power system and deserve to be granted capacity credits. The ELCC method is used to calculate the capacity credit of wind generators. Capacity credits values between 16% and 32% were computed and correlate with the results of comparable studies. Capacity credit of wind farms also diminished with increasing penetration level.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Grantor

University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• D'Annunzio, Claudine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Santoso, Surya

• Wind generation
• Capacity credit
• Reliability modeling

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/2279

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/75173