Functional specifications and testing requirements for grid-forming offshore wind power plants

<p>Throughout the past few years, various transmission system operators (TSOs) and research institutes have defined several functional specifications for grid-forming (GFM) converters via grid codes, white papers, and technical documents. These institutes and organisations also proposed testin...

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Main Authors: S. Ghimire, G. M. G. Guerreiro, K. Vatta Kkuni, E. D. Guest, K. H. Jensen, G. Yang, X. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Wind Energy Science
Online Access:https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/10/1/2025/wes-10-1-2025.pdf
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Summary:<p>Throughout the past few years, various transmission system operators (TSOs) and research institutes have defined several functional specifications for grid-forming (GFM) converters via grid codes, white papers, and technical documents. These institutes and organisations also proposed testing requirements for general inverter-based resources (IBRs) and specific GFM converters. This paper initially reviews functional specifications and testing requirements from several sources to create an understanding of GFM capabilities in general. Furthermore, it proposes an outlook on the defined GFM capabilities, functional specifications, and testing requirements for offshore wind power plant (OF WPP) applications from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) perspective. Finally, this paper briefly establishes the relevance of new testing methodologies for equipment-level certification and model validation, focusing on GFM functional specifications.</p>
ISSN:2366-7443
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