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Power Rating
* 7 MVA Continuous
* 39-MVA Short-Circuit Capacity (for 2 s)
Possible Test Articles
* Types 1, 2, 3, and 4 Wind Turbines
* Capable of Fault Testing of World's
Largest 6.15-MW Type-3 Wind Turbine
* PV Inverters, Energy-Storage Systems
* Conventional Generators
* Combinations of Technologies
CGI
dc
7 MVA
ac
dc
Grid
13.2 kV
13.2 kV
ac
ac
Test
Article
dc
ac
dc
dc
Voltage Control (No-Load THD < 5%)
* Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage Fault Conditions (ZVRT and
130% HVRT)-Independent Voltage Control in Each Phase
* Long-Term Symmetrical Voltage Variations (±10%) and
Voltage Magnitude Modulations (0-10 Hz)-SSR
* Programmable Impedance (Strong and Weak Grids)
* Programmable Distortions (Lower Harmonics 3, 5, 7)
Frequency Control
* Fast Output Frequency Control (±3 Hz)
* 50-/60-Hz Operation
* Simulate Frequency Response of Various Power Systems
* RTDS/HIL Capable
THD: Total Harmonic Distortion
ZVRT: Zero-Voltage Ride-Through
HVRT: High-Voltage Ride-Through
SSR: Solid-State Relay
RTDS: Real-Time Digital Simulation
ac
Capabilities
* Balanced and Unbalanced Over- and
Undervoltage Fault Ride-Through Tests
* Frequency Response Tests
* Continuous Operation Under Unbalanced
Voltage Conditions
* Grid Condition Simulation (Strong and Weak)
* Reactive Power, Power Factor, Voltage
Control Testing
* Protection System Testing (Over- and
Undervoltage and Frequency Limits)
* Islanding Operation
* Subsynchronous Resonance Conditions
* 50-Hz Tests
Figure 8. The main technical specifications of the CGI.
NWTC Wind Turbines
Alstom 3 MW
2.5-MW Dynamometer
Siemens 2.3 MW
5-MW
Dynamometer
GE 1.5 MW
Gamesa 2 MW
CART2 and CART3
10-MW Line Capacity
(Upgrade to 20 MW by 2018 with
New 115-kV Transmission Line,
NWTC On-Site Substation and
35.4-kV Collector System)
Xcel Bus
CGI Bus
Switchgear
Building
1-MW PV Array
13.8 kV
13.2 kV
8-MW Energy-Storage
Testing Facility
Load Bank for
Microgrid Testing
115 kV
Xcel
Substation
(Eldorado Canyon)
13.2 kV
Link with ESIF
High-Performance Computing,
Vizualization and HIL
Capabilities
CGI
ESIF
for Grid and Fault Simulation
(7 MVA Continuous/39 MVA Short Circuit)
Research Electrical
Distribution Bus
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Figure 9. A conceptual diagram of the NWTC test site, which includes energy-storage testing facilities. (Source: NREL.)
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