Beat the system [GB Grid Code]

This paper discusses the technical modifications that were made to UK windfarms in order to comply with the provisions of the GB Grid Code. These modifications include better voltage control either by adding fast-switched capacitances and reactances to existing turbines or by using turbines that incorporate their own power electronic converters. Another technical modification is better response to over- and under-frequency via the use of site SCADA control systems. These technological advances coupled with the modernization of grid management techniques should securely provide a share of the UK's future power needs.