Impact of Local Electricity Grid on the Size of Wind Farm

Abstract

One of the consequences of the restructing of energy production and industry is the increasing number of wind farms as well as other electricity sources. Wind farms are usually located in relatively remote districts. Topology and capability of absorption of the generator’s output may limit their connection into the local electricity grid. The most privileged locations of wind farms in Croatia are the Dalmatian islands in the Adriatic Sea. One of them is the island Vis. The influence of voltages and load flows in 10 kV electricity grid on the islands Vis to the number of units into the wind farm Stuppisce is analysed in this paper. The four ways of electrical energy evacuation from the wind farm to Croatian Power System are presented.

Elis Sutlović

Full Professor | Department of Electrical Intallations and Systems

Ranko Goić

Full Professor | Department of Power Grids and Substations

Full professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture in Split exeperienced in transmission and distribution networks, renewable energy sources (RES), power system planing and economics