NIRMA UNIVERSITY
Institute: Institute of Technology
Name of Programme: BTech in Electrical Engineering
Semester: VI
Course Code: 3EE212DE24
Course Title: Modelling and Control of Grid-connected Renewable Sources
Course Type: Disciplinary Minor (Elective I)
Year of Introduction: 2024 – 25
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
At the end of the course, the students will be able to –
1. acquire knowledge of grid operation with penetration of renewable energy sources (BL3)
2. perform modelling of electrical resources (BL3)
3. design control of grid connected wind generators and solar photovoltaic systems (BL6)
4. identify challenges and issues of grid integration with RES (BL4)
Contents: Teaching Hours:
45
Unit I Grid integration of Renewable Energy Sources 05
Introduction to grid operation with penetration of renewable energy sources,
reliability of electricity supply, impact of distributed generation on the Power
system, voltage quality and design of distributed Generation
Unit II Grid Stability with Renewable energies 10
System inertia and primary frequency support, assessing and enhancing
system strength, distribution system and hosting capacity, forced oscillation
detection and countermeasures, large-scale deployments of battery energy
storage and integration of EV charging station, storage impact on LV and HV
grid, effective and efficient management of grid storage
Unit II Modelling and Control of Grid Connected Wind Generators 15
Introduction to a wind energy generation system, introduction, basic concepts of
a fixed speed wind turbine (FSWTs), basic wind turbine description, power
control of wind turbines, wind turbine aerodynamics, commercial wind turbine,
variable speed wind turbines (VSWTs), Modelling of variable speed wind
turbine, control of a variable speed wind turbine, electrical system of a variable
speed wind turbine, wind energy generation system based on DFIM, VSWT,
electrical configuration of a VSWT based on the DFIM, electrical configuration
of a wind farm, WEGS control structure, grid code requirements, frequency and
voltage operating range, reactive power and voltage control capability, power
control, power system stabilizer function, low voltage ride through (LVRT),
voltage dips and LVRT, electric power system, voltage dips, VSWT based on
DFIM manufacturers modelling of small scale wind turbine
Unit Modelling and Control of Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems 15
III Solar cell (PV), operating principle, types of solar cell, Photovoltaic array (PVA)
power system and design of boost converter, grid connected SPV system, system
configuration , equivalent circuit of solar cell and equations: double diode
model, single diode model, approximate model, simplified model, maximum
power point tracking (MPPT) techniques, selection of dc link capacitor voltage,
design and selection of dc link capacitor, design of ac inductors, control
algorithm, control of VSC, control of UPF operation, control of ZVR operation,
Grid Integration Challenges and Solution Strategies for Solar PV Systems:
Output power prediction, voltage stability, frequency response, reactive power
support, impact of harmonics/power quality, angular stability, Fault/low voltage
ride-through capability, protection challenges, transmission, communication, and
security challenges, electricity market challenges, environmental and
socio-economic challenges, solutions for grid integration problems: grid codes,
advanced control strategies, energy storage systems, renewable energy policies
Self-Study Component:
The self-study contents will be declared at the commencement of semester. Around 10% of the
questions will be asked from self-study contents.
Tutorial:
There shall be 6 tutorials based on above syllabus.
Suggested Readings:
1. Farhangi, Hassan, Joós, Géza, Microgrid planning and design-a concise guide, IEEE press
Wiley publication
2. G.B. Gharehpetian and S. Mohammad Mousavi Agah, Distributed Generation Systems. Design,
Operation and Grid Integration, Butterworth-Heinemann
3. Gonzalo Abad, Jesu´s Lo´pez, Miguel A. Rodrı´guez, Luis Marroyo, Grzegorz Iwanski, Doubly
Fed Induction Machine Modeling and Control for Wind Energy Generation, IEEE -Wiley
4. Kulkarni, Anil M., Padiyar, K. R - Dynamics and control of electric transmission and
microgrids, John Wiley & Sons
5. Lingling Fan, Control and Dynamics in Power Systems and Microgrids (CRC Press)
6. Lingling Fan, Zhixin Miao - Modeling and Analysis of Doubly Fed Induction Generator Wind
Energy Systems, Academic Press
7. Math Bollen, Fainan Hassan, Mohamed E. El Hawary, Integration of Distributed Generation in
the Power System, Wiley-IEEE Press
8. S.P. Chowdhury, P. Crossley, S. Chowdhury, Microgrids and Active Distribution Networks, IET
L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, C = Credit
w.e.f. academic year 2024-25 and onwards
