Wind Plant Collector Design 4.0
IEEE PES Wind and Solar Plant Collector System
Design working group
Wayne Dilling, PE
Mortenson Construction
IEEE PES Wind and Solar Plant Collector
Design wg Chair
April 17, 2014 Wind Plant Collector Design 4.0
2014 IEEE PES T&D Conference & Expo- Chicago
IEEE Wind and Solar Plant Collector
Design
Working Group Scope:
• Serve as a focal point within the Power & Energy Society (PES) for
addressing issues related to the design of collector systems for wind and
solar plants, including tradeoffs associated with overhead vs. underground
lines, grounding, distribution equipment applications, cost and reliability
tradeoffs for the unique characteristics of this energy resource, protection,
reactive compensation, and SCADA application.
• Conduct activities to promote the sharing of knowledge and experience
among diverse organizations working on similar issues through the
conduct of studies, symposia, workshops, paper session, panel sessions,
and tutorials.
• Publish working group papers to document results of working group
activities and to share working group positions on issues related to the
design of collector systems for wind and solar plants.
• Website: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/wind/
– Links to: Papers, Presentations, Meeting Announcements, Minutes
Organization of the WPCSD wg
The WPCSD wg was stood up in April 2008 at
the IEEE T&D Conf. & Expo in Chicago
IEEE PES
T&D
Cmte
Integration of
Renewable
Energy into
the T&D Grid
Sub-cmte
Wind Power
Coord. Cmte
Wind Plant
Collector Sys
Design wg
Working Group
• Many wonderful volunteers
• Current Officers:
Chair
Wayne Dilling – Mortenson Construction
Vice-Chair
Nestor Castillo – DNV GL
Secretary/ Grazia Todeschini – Alstom Grid
Web
• For resources, please see our website for
papers and presentations:
– http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/wind/
or use QR …
Available Resources
published 2009
• WPP Collector System Design Considerations
• Characteristics of WTGs for WPP
• WPP Grounding, Overvoltage Protection &
Insulation Coordination
• Reactive Power Compensation for WPP
• WPP Substation and Collector System
Redundancy, Reliability and Economics
Available Resources
published 2010
• Arc-Flash Hazards in WPP
• Design and Application of Cables and OH Lines
for WPP
• Power Transformer Application for WPP
• WPP Collector System Fault Protection and
Coordination
Available Resources
published 2011
• Harmonics and Resonance Issues in WPP
• WPP SCADA and Controls
• WPP Testing and Commissioning
Presenters at Today’s Panel
Chris Brooks – ESC Engineering
An Overview of Wind Plant Design Standards and Common Nomenclature
and Available Resources to the Power Engineer
Reigh Walling– Walling Energy Systems Consulting, LLC
Temporary Overvoltage Issues In Renewable Energy Collectors and
Application of Grounding Transformers
Jens Schoene– Enernex
Evaluating the Response of Surge Arresters to Temporary Overvoltages in
Wind Plants
Presenters at Today’s Panel
Dave Mueller – Enernex
Applications of Grounding Breakers in the Control of Temporary Overvoltages
Rob Schaerer– Power Engineers Inc.
Ground Fault Current Split Factor in Wind Power Plants
Abdou Sana– RES Americas
Wind Turbine Foundation Grounding Considerations
Logistics
 Presentations are available through IEEE PES
 Also available through our website
 QUESTIONS are encouraged, but please hold until after
each speaker finishes
 Speakers will be available after panel for discussion
–
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/wind/
or use QR …