PowerFactory 2021

Technical Reference

IEC Wind Turbine Templates

IEC 61400-27-1 WT Type1A/1B/2/3A/3B/4A/4B
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Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Model Usage 2

3 Model Configuration 2

3.1 Type 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.1.1 Adjusting Rated Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.1.2 Adjusting Active Power Dispatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.1.3 Power-Slip-Characteristic (Type 2 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.1.4 Model Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.2 Type 3 and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.2.1 Adjusting Rated Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.2.2 Adjusting Power Dispatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.2.3 Model Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.3 Dynamic Model Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4 Model Documentation 5

4.1 Type 1A, 1B and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.2 Type 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.2.1 Reference Frame Rotation Model (PLL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.3 Frequency Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5 References 8

List of Figures 9

List of Tables 10

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction

This document describes the usage of the IEC 61400-27-1 wind turbine generator (WTG) mod-
els in PowerFactory . The models are based on [3]. This document will describe the usage
of these models in PowerFactory and it will highlight details which either deviate or are not
specified in [3].

Four different types (seven models) are described in the IEC 61400-27-1 and available in Pow-
erFactory :

• Type 1a (WTG with asynchronous generator directly connected to the grid)

• Type 1b (WTG with asynchronous generator directly connected to the grid with UVRT pitch
control)
• Type 2 (WTG with asynchronous generator with variable rotor resistance directly con-
nected to the grid)

• Type 3a (WTG with doubly fed induction generator (DFIG))

• Type 3b (WTG with doubly fed induction generator with crowbar)
• Type 4a (WTG connected though full scale power converter)

• Type 4b (WTG connected though full scale power converter with mechanical model)

This documents starts with a general description on the usage for all models in chapter 2. In
chapter 4 the specific models and their implementation (if it is different from the standard) are
described.

Note: The models which are available in PowerFactory as templates are configured with a set
of sample parameters, which do not correspond to any IEC recommended settings. Is re-
sponsibility of the user to adjust these parameters (i.e. power rating, voltage level, reactive
power limits and all parameters of the dynamic models) to represent a specific WTG of a
specific manufacturer!

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2 Model Usage

All six models consist of at least two grid elements (either the asynchronous generator ElmAsm
or the static generator ElmGenstat), a terminal and of a composite model which contains all
dynamic models and measurement devices. The models are available as templates.

A template can be added to an active project as follows:

• Press the General Templates button in the drawing toolbox.

• A list of available templates will be shown. Select from the sub-folder “Wind Turbines” the
one you want to use.
• Click into the drawing area. You can see the shape of the selected template attached to
the mouse pointer.
• Place the template with another mouse click.
• Close the template window after you finished adding the WTG models.

You may need a configured model several times either in the active project or in another project.
It is not possible to use the copy&paste function to replicate the model since this would create
only a copy of the grid element (and not of the controller). Also the connection of the measure-
ment devices does not allow to use the copy&paste function. Please use the template function
to duplicate the model or to bring it to another project. Follow the steps below to do this:

• Mark all elements belonging to the WTG you want to duplicate. This may also include a
transformer. Remind to mark all elements where measurement devices are connected to.
The IEC WTG template models are using only the LV bus as measurement location.
• Right click now at the marked elements and select “Define template”.
• Select a meaningful name and press “OK”.
• Confirm in the next step with “Yes” that you want to include external objects (the external
object is the composite model with all controllers and measurement devices).
• You can use now the just created template in the active project as described above.

There are some more steps necessary to move the above created template to another project:

• The above create template is stored in the project library in the sub-folder “Templates”.
Open this folder in the data manger.
• Right click then at the previously created template and select “Edit”.
• Press in the following window the “Pack” button. This will copy all types of the model to
the template.
• The template can now be copied to any other project (to the Template folder of the project
library) or exported as PFD file.

3 Model Configuration

This chapter contains information about the configuration of the four different types. At the end
the access of the dynamic models is described.

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3.1 Type 1 and 2

In the following sub-chapters is the general configuration of type 1 and 2 described like adjusting
the rated power or changing the number of parallel machines.

3.1.1 Adjusting Rated Power

The rated power is defined via the type of the asynchronous generator. The type can be ac-
cessed via the asynchronous generator element (Figure 3.1). The rated power as well as other
attributes such as the inertia of the generator can be changed in the type.

Note: Changing the type will affect all elements using this type. Create a copy of the type to
avoid this.

Figure 3.1: Accessing the type of an asynchronous generator

3.1.2 Adjusting Active Power Dispatch

The dispatch of the generator can be entered on the load flow page. The default bus type is
“AS” (for asynchronous generator). Using this bus type allows only the input of an active power
dispatch. The reactive power will be calculated via the machine parameters entered in the type.
The reactive power demand will be compensated with the also available shunt capacitors.

3.1.3 Power-Slip-Characteristic (Type 2 only)

Type 2 needs further configuration of the power dependent slip characteristic. This characteristic
can be entered on the load flow page for the generator element. The characteristic “prrdw” has
to be entered also in the “Control” model. Read section 3.3 to learn more how to access and
edit an array.

Note: The characteristic in the generator is defined via active power in MW (1st column) and
slip in % (2nd column).
The characteristic “prrdw” in the “Control” model is defined via slip in % (1st column) and
active power in p.u. (2nd column).

3.1.4 Model Aggregation

The WTG can also be used for aggregated representation of several WTGs or even a whole
wind farm. The only setting needed for this is the “Number of parallel machines” on the basic
data page of the element. The active power output of the generator is then the active power
dispatch times the number of parallel machines.

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Note: Don’t forget to adjust the transformer too.

3.2 Type 3 and 4

In the following sub-chapters is the general configuration of type 3 and 4 described like adjusting
the rated power or changing the number of parallel machines.

3.2.1 Adjusting Rated Power

The rated power of the static generator has to be configured on the basic data page of the
element itself (i.e. the static generator is not using a type). The rated active power is calculated
via the nominal apparent power “sgn” and the power factor “cosn”. After changing the rated
power the settings on the load flow page should be checked too.

3.2.2 Adjusting Power Dispatch

The dispatch of the generator can be entered on the load flow page. The default bus type is
“PQ”. Using this bus type allows to enter the active and reactive power dispatch. The reactive
power can be limited by the reactive power capability curve which can be also voltage depen-
dent. It is also possible to coordinate the reactive power output of several static generators by
using a station controller (ElmStactrl).

3.2.3 Model Aggregation

The WTG can also be used for aggregated representation of several WTGs or even a whole
wind farm. The only setting needed for this is the “Number of parallel machines” on the basic
data page of the element. The active power output of the generator is then the active power
dispatch times the number of parallel machines.

Note: Don’t forget to adjust the transformer too.

3.3 Dynamic Model Configuration

The dynamic simulation is based in PowerFactory on the load flow calculation. This means
that the starting point for the dynamic simulation is always a load flow solution. It is therefore
important to check that the load flow configuration of the elements is correct. The configuration
for the different types is described in chapter 4.1 and 4.2.

The composite model which contains the links to all dynamic model parts (common models) can
either be accessed via the generator element in the single line diagram or via the data manager.

• Via Element: Open the element. Go to the basic data page and click at the arrow button
after “Plant Model” (type 1 and 2) or at “Model” (type 3 and 4).

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• Via Data Manager: Search the corresponding composite model , right click and select
“Edit”.

After opening the composite model the different dynamic (common) models can be accessed
via a double click in the 2nd column.

The dynamic (common) models can be configured via scalar input parameters. These parame-
ters are displayed after opening a common model on the “General” page.

Some models, such as the “Protection” model contain also arrays (i.e. a list of parameters).
The arrays can be found on the second page of the common model. The second page can be
accessed by selecting the tab “Advanced 1”.

To change the dimension of an array simply double click at the cell in the second column. This
will open an IntMat object as shown in Figure 3.2. Right clicking allows then to add more rows
to the array.

Note: The the first column of an array has to be in an ascending order!

It is not allowed to change the name of the IntMat object.

Figure 3.2: Array input (IntMat object)

4 Model Documentation

The following sub-sections will describe the seven different types implemented according to IEC
61400-27-1. All parts of the dynamic models are listed in table 4.1. The seven different models
are split in two groups and are described in 4.1 and 4.2. Please read chapter 3.3 to learn more
about the configuration of the dynamic model in PowerFactory .

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Blocks 1A 1B 2 3A 3B 4A 4B
Aerodynamic (Const. Aero Torque) X
Aerodynamic (Two-dimensional aero model) Xa Xa
Aerodynamic (One-dimensional aero model) Xa Xa
Mechanical (Two mass) modified for ElmAsm X X X
Mechanical (Two mass) X X X
Generator System (Induction Gen.) X X X
Generator System (Type 3A Gen. Set Model) X
Generator System (Type 3B Gen. Set Model) X
Generator System (Type 4 Gen. Set Model) X X
Reference frame rotation model (PLL) X X X X
Control (Pitch control power model) X X
Control (Rotor resistance control model) X
Control (P control type 3) X X
Control (P control type 4A) X
Control (P control type 4B) X
Control (Q control mode) X X X X
Control (Current limitation model) X X X X
Constant Q limitation model Xb Xb Xb Xb
QP and QU limitation model Xb Xb Xb Xb
Control (Pitch angle control model) X X
Grid Protection X X X X X X X
Grid Measurement X X X X X X X
Table 4.1: Block Overview

a Only one of the two aero dynamic models can be used at the same time
b Only one of the two limitation models can be used at the same time

4.1 Type 1A, 1B and 2

The type 1A, 1B and 2 WTG is in the network represented via the asynchronous generator
element and a shunt capacitor which is used to compensate the reactive power demand of the
generator (Figure 4.1). The initial settings for the load flow calculation and dynamic simulation
are done in this element. The configuration of the grid element is described in section 3.1.

Figure 4.1: Type 1 network representation

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4.2 Type 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B

The type 3A/B 4A/B WTG is in the network represented via the static generator element (Fig-
ure 4.2). The initial settings for the load flow calculation and dynamic simulation are done in this
element. The configuration of the grid element is described in section 3.2.

Figure 4.2: Type 3a network representation

4.2.1 Reference Frame Rotation Model (PLL)

The reference frame rotation model is implemented as specified in the standard using the mea-
sured real and imaginary components of the voltage. These magnitudes are in PowerFactory
obtained from the voltage measurement device StaVmea which is considered to monitor at gen-
erator terminals, this is at the transformer LV side. Should be desired to monitor the voltage at
a the HV side then the user has to consider the following modifications in the model:

• A second voltage measurement device is required, such that one monitors at the LV side
(required for the PLL) and the second one can be located at a different point. This requires
also a modification in the frame.

The PLL is used to calculate the voltage angle via an algebraic approach. This can lead in
weak network situations to stability problems. In case of such stability problems there are two
possible solutions:

• Increasing the parameter “uPLL1” to a higher value. This will enable a first order lag for
the voltage earlier or permanent (in case of a value significant higher than 1).

• The second possibility is to use the build in PLL element (ElmPhi pll) of PowerFactory .
Read the technical reference paper [1] for further details about the PLL of PowerFactory .

4.3 Frequency Measurement

All models use the frequency as input to the grid measurement model, which send the fil-
tered measured signal to the protection model and in Type 2 also to the Rotor Resistance Con-
trol model. The frequency signal is taken from the output of the voltage measurement device
StaVmea [2].

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5 References
[1] Technical Reference ”Phase Locked Loop”. DIgSILENT GmbH, Gomaringen, Germany,
2016.
[2] Technical Reference ”Voltage Measurement Device”. DIgSILENT GmbH, Gomaringen, Ger-
many, 2016.
[3] IEC 61400-27-1 Electrical Simulation Models for Wind Power Generation; Edition 2.0, 2020.

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List of Figures

3.1 Accessing the type of an asynchronous generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.2 Array input (IntMat object) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4.1 Type 1 network representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.2 Type 3a network representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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List of Tables

4.1 Block Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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