Switching Surge Studies for Offshore Wind Plants
Published via North American Clean Energy
Chandra Pallem, Principal Consultant
chandra@enernex.com
865-770-4856
Presently, Europe is the world leader in offshore wind power with more than 2,300 MW of offshore wind plants installed. The first offshore wind farm was installed in Denmark in 1991. In North America, unlike land based wind generation, offshore wind farms are...
Arc Flash is the result of a rapid release of energy due to an arcing fault between multiple phases, a single phase and ground, and multiple phases and ground. An arc fault is often caused by 1) Human mistake (e.g., dropping a tool, accidental contact with live part), 2) Environment (e.g., water vapor), 3) Equipment failure (e.g., insufficient insulation, deteriorated insulation, corrosion), 4) Overvoltage conditions, and 5) A combination of the any of the...
Wind Power Plants (WPPs) built today, often have total capacities on the order of several hundred mega watts. These WPPs are connected to the utility power grid via high voltage transmission systems. The point where the wind power generating facility is connected to the utility grid is called the Point of Interconnection (POI). To ensure safe and reliable operation of the power grid with the wind power plant connected, it is necessary to perform WPP studie...
