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Analysis of the Operational Impact of the Interconnected Wind Power Plant Selac on Enhancing the Quality of Supply and Operational Functionality of the Kosovo Power System

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper deals with the problem of establishing the effects of the technical and functional integration of wind power plants (WPP) in the Kosovo Power System (KPS). The analysis pertains to establishing the impact and the effects of interconnecting the Selac Wind Power Plant on the voltage profile, on the fault, that is, short circuit levels as well as on the fault-ride-through capability of the wind park generators on the electrically adjacent power system network. The case study analyzed has been the Selac WPP in the Mitrovica region of Kosovo. It has a total of twenty-seven wind turbines each with a power rating of 3.8 MW with the total installed power generating capacity of 102.6 MW representing approximately one tenth of the overall power generating capacity of the KPS. The WPP has been appropriately modelled mathematically, and numerous wide-ranging simulations have been carried out pertaining to the related analysis under various load conditions of the KPS, both with and without the contribution of the Selac WPP. The DigSilent Power Factory software package was used to perform the simulations and obtaining the results. All simulations were performed using accurate i.e. factory-provided data for wind generators, cables, transformers, and lines.

Source: IEEE Access

DOI: 10.1109/access.2025.3582569

Authors: Gazmend Pula, Kadri Kadriu, Petrit Kastrati, Qendrim J. Nika, Nuri Berisha

Institutions: University of Prishtina, University for Business and Technology, General Electric (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Wind Turbine Control Systems

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,075