Reactive power regulation and voltage compensation through DSTATCOM with wind turbine integration

Wind generation is a promising source of electrical energy. It used to supply of electrical energy to cities or heavy loads. However, the supplied voltage should be of practically constant voltage profile. An induction generator directly connected to the network is used to represent a wind power generation system. When the active power supplied by an induction generator is varied with the wind, the reactive power absorbed and the induction generator output voltage are affected. DSTATCOM provides voltage stability to power systems, due to its ability to generate or absorb reactive power. This paper reports a model representation and results obtained from the application of a DSTATCOM used to compensate voltage and reactive power in electrical networks with wind turbines integration.