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Book Multi terminal VSC HVDC Based Offshore Wind farms Integration System Operation and Control

Download or read book Multi terminal VSC HVDC Based Offshore Wind farms Integration System Operation and Control written by Mohamed A. Abdelwahed and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide, many countries direct billions of dollars into the development of renewable energy sources; especially wind generation, in an effort to relieve global warming effects and other environmental concerns. As a result of increasing numbers of remotely-located large power offshore wind farms, the AC grid faces many technical challenges in integrating such plants; such as large submarine power transmission for extended distances, power sharing and transfer, as well as remotely located induction generation reactive power support. Offshore multi-terminal VSC based HVDC (MT VSC-HVDC) transmission systems represent a possible means of dealing with those challenges. This is due to their higher capacity, flexibility and controllability than offshore AC transmission. In addition, these offshore grids provide grid integration to remote offshore wind farms leading providing additional interconnection capacity to improve the trade of electricity between different AC grids. This work presents a new centralized supervisory control strategy for controlling the power sharing and voltage regulation of MT VSC-HVDC integrating offshore wind farms. The main purpose of the proposed strategy is selecting the optimal parameters of the HVDC system VSCs' local controller. These optimal parameters are selected in order to achieve optimal system transient response and desired steady state operation. In this work, an adaptive droop-based power-sharing control strategy is proposed. The primary objective is to control the sharing of the active power transmitted by a MT VSC-HVDC network among a number of onshore AC grids or offshore loads based on the desired percentage shares. The shared power is generated by remote generation plants (e.g., offshore wind farms) or is provided as surplus of AC grids. The desired percentage shares of active power are optimized by the system operator to fulfill the active power requirements of the connected grids with respect to meeting goals such as supporting energy adequacy, increasing renewable energy penetration, and minimizing losses. The control strategy is based on two hierarchal levels: voltage-droop control as the primary controller and an optimization based secondary (supervisory) controller for selecting the optimal droop reference voltages. Based on the DC voltage transient and steady state dynamics, a methodology for choosing the droop gains for droop controlled converters has been developed. In addition, a new tuning methodology is proposed for selecting the optimum VSCs local controller gains to enhance the transient performance and the small-signal stability of the system to mitigate the change of the operating conditions, taking into consideration the overall dynamics of the MT HVDC system. The VSCs' local control loops gains are selected to maximize the system bandwidth and improve the system damping. As a part of the proposed methodology, the derivation of the aggregated linearized state-space model of a MT VSC-HVDC based offshore transmission system is provided. Based on the derived model, a small signal stability analysis was performed to show the interaction of the modes and define the dominant eigenvalues of the system. Furthermore, a communication-free DC voltage control strategy is presented for mitigating the effects of the power imbalance caused by permanent or temporary power-receiving converter outages. The proposed control strategy is targeted at fast power reduction of the wind power generation from the wind farms (WFs) in order to eliminate power imbalances in the HVDC network. This process is performed by decentralized control rules in the local controllers of the WF voltage source converter (VSC) and its wind turbines. The proposed strategy was designed to work with WFs based on both doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) and permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs). The proposed control strategies were validated on the B4 CIGRE MT VSC-HVDC test system and different case scenarios were applied to show its feasibility and robustness. The validation process was performed using Matlab software programming and Matlab/Simulink based time domain detailed model.

Book Multi terminal VSC based HVDC Systems for Offshore Wind Energy Systems Integration

Download or read book Multi terminal VSC based HVDC Systems for Offshore Wind Energy Systems Integration written by AlMutasim AlSammari and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The installation of wind energy has rapidly increased in the last decade, especially in countries in Europe and East Asia. Offshore wind energy is expected to be one of the major power generation sources in the near future. However, the integrating of offshore wind plants into onshore ac grids remains a challenge in both technical and economic terms. Offshore wind plants can be connected to ac grids using ac or dc transmission systems. HVDC transmission is favored over HVAC transmission as the transmission distance increases. Recently, with the improvement in the field of semiconductor, it became possible to build a VSC-based HVDC system providing many benefits including the ability to independently control active and reactive power transfer. VSC-based Multiterminal HVDC (MTDC) transmission systems allows the interconnection of multiple offshore wind farms with multiple onshore ac grids. The challenges of building MTDC systems has been a hot topic in the past years and it appears this will continue into the future. Different control schemes based on droop characteristics have been presented as a means to regulate the dc voltage and control the power flow in MTDC transmission systems. In this thesis, the control and steady state operation of VSC-based MTDC systems is studied. A generalized control scheme based on droop characteristics is presented. The control methodology is based on the design of the droop constants to control the grid side VSCs for three different operational modes taking into consideration the varying nature of wind power. The three operational modes differ in how the generated wind power is distributed between the ac grids in the MTDC system. The difficulties and challenges of adding tap stations on HVDC lines in MTDC systems is also discussed in the thesis. A new control scheme approach for adding multiple taps on HVDC lines in MTDC systems is presented. A switching VSC models of the MTDC systems discussed throughout the thesis are built in Matlab/Simulink software. The models are simulated for different case scenarios to verify the control and normal operation of the systems.

Book Offshore Wind Energy Generation

Download or read book Offshore Wind Energy Generation written by Olimpo Anaya-Lara and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The offshore wind sector’s trend towards larger turbines, bigger wind farm projects and greater distance to shore has a critical impact on grid connection requirements for offshore wind power plants. This important reference sets out the fundamentals and latest innovations in electrical systems and control strategies deployed in offshore electricity grids for wind power integration. Includes: All current and emerging technologies for offshore wind integration and trends in energy storage systems, fault limiters, superconducting cables and gas-insulated transformers Protection of offshore wind farms illustrating numerous system integration and protection challenges through case studies Modelling of doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG) and full-converter wind turbines structures together with an explanation of the smart grid concept in the context of wind farms Comprehensive material on power electronic equipment employed in wind turbines with emphasis on enabling technologies (HVDC, STATCOM) to facilitate the connection and compensation of large-scale onshore and offshore wind farms Worked examples and case studies to help understand the dynamic interaction between HVDC links and offshore wind generation Concise description of the voltage source converter topologies, control and operation for offshore wind farm applications Companion website containing simulation models of the cases discussed throughout Equipping electrical engineers for the engineering challenges in utility-scale offshore wind farms, this is an essential resource for power system and connection code designers and pratitioners dealing with integation of wind generation and the modelling and control of wind turbines. It will also provide high-level support to academic researchers and advanced students in power and renewable energy as well as technical and research staff in transmission and distribution system operators and in wind turbine and electrical equipment manufacturers.

Book Design and Implementation of Multi Terminal VSC HVDC Transmission Systems for Offshore Wind Power Plants

Download or read book Design and Implementation of Multi Terminal VSC HVDC Transmission Systems for Offshore Wind Power Plants written by Gnanaprakash Vijayan and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses a multi-terminal VSC HVDC system proposed for integration of deep sea wind farms and offshore thermal and nuclear platforms in to the grid onshore. An equivalent circuit of the VSC in synchronous d-q reference frame has been established and decoupled control of active and reactive power was developed. A three terminal VSC-HVDC was modeled and simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK software. Voltage margin method has been used for reliable operation of the HVDC system without the need of communication. Simulation results show that the proposed multi-terminal VSC-HVDC was able to maintain constant DC voltage operation during load switching, step changes in power demand and was able to secure power to passive loads during loss of a DC voltage regulating VSC-HVDC terminal without the use of communication between terminals.

Book Control and Simulation of Multi terminal VSC HVDC Grids for Offshore Wind Integration

Download or read book Control and Simulation of Multi terminal VSC HVDC Grids for Offshore Wind Integration written by Jordi Romani Vidal and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems based on Voltage Source Converters (VSC) are being installed for integrating the energy of individual offshore wind power plants to the main land AC grid. Moreover, as the number of offshore wind power plants is increasing, the interconnection of the different links in a multi-terminal grid, to increase the system exibility, becomes interesting. In this work, the different elements of a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grid are modelled, VSC converters controllers are designed and the complete system is simulated employing Matlab Simulink to analyse the operation in different scenarios.

Book HVDC Grids

Download or read book HVDC Grids written by Dirk Van Hertem and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses HVDC grids based on multi-terminal voltage-source converters (VSC), which is suitable for the connection of offshore wind farms and a possible solution for a continent wide overlay grid. HVDC Grids: For Offshore and Supergrid of the Future begins by introducing and analyzing the motivations and energy policy drives for developing offshore grids and the European Supergrid. HVDC transmission technology and offshore equipment are described in the second part of the book. The third part of the book discusses how HVDC grids can be developed and integrated in the existing power system. The fourth part of the book focuses on HVDC grid integration, in studies, for different time domains of electric power systems. The book concludes by discussing developments of advanced control methods and control devices for enabling DC grids. Presents the technology of the future offshore and HVDC grid Explains how offshore and HVDC grids can be integrated in the existing power system Provides the required models to analyse the different time domains of power system studies: from steady-state to electromagnetic transients This book is intended for power system engineers and academics with an interest in HVDC or power systems, and policy makers. The book also provides a solid background for researchers working with VSC-HVDC technologies, power electronic devices, offshore wind farm integration, and DC grid protection.

Book Multi terminal HVDC grids control and operation

Download or read book Multi terminal HVDC grids control and operation written by Kumars Rouzbehi and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, there have been considerable efforts in the design and development of technologies and techniques for more efficient harvesting of renewable energy resources to meet the ever increasing electric power demand and to limit the use of fossil fuels. In this regard, offshore wind farms have emerged as a promising solution, particularly in the North Sea, due to the vast potential of offshore wind energy. Large-scale offshore wind farms in the North Sea pose grid integration challenges such as the need for long distance submarine power transmission and managing the harvested wind energy. These challenges can be properly addressed by developing of Multi terminal dc (MTDC) systems. Future MTDC grids are expected to be built overlaying the present ac grids as well as harvesting offshore wind to build so-called "Supergrid" The work presented in this dissertation is oriented to facilitate the control and operation of future MTDC grids. The proposed approaches rely on hierarchical control architecture, inspired by the well-established automatic generation control (AGC) strategy have applied to ac grids. In the inspired hierarchical control architecture, the primary control of the MTDC grid is totally decentralized and implemented using the proposed Generalized Voltage Droop (GVD) control strategy. GVD proposes an alternative to the conventional voltage droop characteristics of voltage-regulating VSC stations, providing more generic and flexible control solution that takes into account the states of the converter stations and the ac+dc grid. The GVD control strategy can perform three different control modes, including conventional voltage droop control, fixed active power control, and fixed dc voltage control, by adjusting the GVD characteristics of the voltage-regulating converters. Such adjustment is driven by the secondary layer of the proposed hierarchical control structure. The proposed strategy improves the control and power-sharing capabilities of the conventional voltage drop, and enhances its maneuverability. This dissertation also addresses the tuning of the controllers of VSC-HVDC stations, by providing a methodology for optimized tuning of the parameters that influence their behavior. Since the VSC stations are nonlinear plants in nature, the classical approaches for tuning of the control system, which are usually based on the approximate linear model of the plants, do not lead to optimal results. Refereeing to the successful application of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm in the tuning of ac grids parameters, this algorithm again is used to find optimal control parameters of VSC-HVDC stations in MTDC grids. As the last part of the proposed hierarchical control structure, the secondary control is centralized and it regulates the operating point of the grid so that optimal power flow (OPF) is achieved. In the proposed approach, an OPF algorithm is executed at the secondary control level of the MTDC grid to find the optimal reference values for the dc voltages and active power of the voltage-regulating converters. Then, at the primary control level, the GVD characteristics of the voltage-regulating converters are tuned based upon the OPF results. Via this control structure, the optimally-tuned GVD controllers lead to the optimal operation of the MTDC grid. In case of variation in load or generation of the grid, a new stable operating point is achieved based on the GVD characteristics of converter stations. Then by executing a new OPF, the GVD characteristics are re-tuned for optimal operation of the MTDC grid.

Book HVDC Grids

Download or read book HVDC Grids written by Dirk Van Hertem and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses HVDC grids based on multi-terminal voltage-source converters (VSC), which is suitable for the connection of offshore wind farms and a possible solution for a continent wide overlay grid. HVDC Grids: For Offshore and Supergrid of the Future begins by introducing and analyzing the motivations and energy policy drives for developing offshore grids and the European Supergrid. HVDC transmission technology and offshore equipment are described in the second part of the book. The third part of the book discusses how HVDC grids can be developed and integrated in the existing power system. The fourth part of the book focuses on HVDC grid integration, in studies, for different time domains of electric power systems. The book concludes by discussing developments of advanced control methods and control devices for enabling DC grids. Presents the technology of the future offshore and HVDC grid Explains how offshore and HVDC grids can be integrated in the existing power system Provides the required models to analyse the different time domains of power system studies: from steady-state to electromagnetic transients This book is intended for power system engineers and academics with an interest in HVDC or power systems, and policy makers. The book also provides a solid background for researchers working with VSC-HVDC technologies, power electronic devices, offshore wind farm integration, and DC grid protection.

Book Integration of Large Scale Wind Energy with Electrical Power Systems in China

Download or read book Integration of Large Scale Wind Energy with Electrical Power Systems in China written by Zongxiang Lu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth examination of large scale wind projects and electricity production in China Presents the challenges of electrical power system planning, design, operation and control carried out by large scale wind power, from the Chinese perspective Focuses on the integration issue of large scale wind power to the bulk power system, probing the interaction between wind power and bulk power systems Wind power development is a burgeoning area of study in developing countries, with much interest in offshore wind farms and several big projects under development English translation of the Chinese language original which won the "Fourth China Outstanding Publication Award nomination" in March 2013

Book Planning and Control of Expandable Multi Terminal VSC HVDC Transmission Systems

Download or read book Planning and Control of Expandable Multi Terminal VSC HVDC Transmission Systems written by Roni Irnawan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses novel methods for planning and coordinating converters when an existing point-to-point (PtP) HVDC link is expanded into a multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) system. It demonstrates that expanding an existing PtP HVDC link is the best way to build an MTDC system, and is especially a better option than the build-from-scratch approach in cases where several voltage-sourced converter (VSC) HVDC links are already in operation. The book reports in detail on the approaches used to estimate the new steady-state operation limits of the expanded system and examines the factors influencing them, revealing new operation limits in the process. Further, the book explains how to coordinate the converters to stay within the limits after there has been a disturbance in the system. In closing, it describes the current DC grid control concept, including how to implement it in an MTDC system, and introduces a new DC grid control layer, the primary control interface (IFC).

Book Integrating Wind Energy to Weak Power Grids using High Voltage Direct Current Technology

Download or read book Integrating Wind Energy to Weak Power Grids using High Voltage Direct Current Technology written by Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive framework for connecting wind farms to weak power grids using High Voltage DC technology. Most onshore wind energy potential is located in areas that are hardly inhabited and the majority of wind energy that is being harnessed by European countries is currently offshore, both sourced from locations that lack the presence of a strong power grid. This book focuses on the many challenges the wind farm industry faces integrating both onshore and offshore wind to ‘weak’ grids using HVDC technology. Through case studies and illustrative examples the author presents a framework for theoretical and mathematical analysis of HVDC technology, its application and successful integration of onshore and offshore wind farms. Presents a unified approach for integrating onshore and offshore wind energy to existing AC systems through MTDC grids; Includes an extensive treatment of onshore wind farms connected to LCC HVDC systems; Provides a comprehensive analysis of offshore wind farms connected to VSC HVDC systems.

Book Wind Energy Conversion Systems

Download or read book Wind Energy Conversion Systems written by S.M. Muyeen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind Energy Conversion System covers the technological progress of wind energy conversion systems, along with potential future trends. It includes recently developed wind energy conversion systems such as multi-converter operation of variable-speed wind generators, lightning protection schemes, voltage flicker mitigation and prediction schemes for advanced control of wind generators. Modeling and control strategies of variable speed wind generators are discussed, together with the frequency converter topologies suitable for grid integration. Wind Energy Conversion System also describes offshore farm technologies including multi-terminal topology and space-based wind observation schemes, as well as both AC and DC based wind farm topologies. The stability and reliability of wind farms are discussed, and grid integration issues are examined in the context of the most recent industry guidelines. Wind power smoothing, one of the big challenges for transmission system operators, is a particular focus. Fault ride through and frequency fluctuation mitigation using energy storage options are also covered. Efficiency analyses are presented for different types of commercially available wind turbine generator systems, large scale wind generators using superconducting material, and the integration of offshore wind and marine current farms. Each chapter is written by a leader in the wind energy arena, making Wind Energy Conversion System a valuable reference for researchers and students of wind energy.

Book Operation and Control of Multi terminal Transmission Power Systems for Offshore Wind Farms

Download or read book Operation and Control of Multi terminal Transmission Power Systems for Offshore Wind Farms written by Antoni Pérez-Villegas Morey and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquest projecte presenta i analitza un sistema de potència multi-terminal basat en tecnologia VSC-HVDC per a interconnectar parcs eòlics marins amb xarxes terrestres de distribució elèctrica. Aquest treball justifica les plataformes de parcs eòlics marins com a solució per a acomplir els objectius que s'ha fixat la Unió Europea per al 2020 per a la reducció notable d0emissions de gasos d'efecte hivernacle. El tercer capítol està focalitzat en l'explicació dels blocs estructurals del control del convertidor de potència VSC. La posada a punt d0aquests controladors és explicada als Annexos i justificada mitjançant diagrames de Bode i gràfics de resposta esglaó. Es presenta el "Voltage Droop Control" com a solució escollida per al control del sistema multi-terminal. El darrer capítol presenta una sèrie de simulacions per a demostrar que el control estudiat és robust per a sistemes Punt a Punt així com per a sistemes multi-terminal. Finalment, variacions sobtades de la velocitat del vent, la desconnexió de terminals i canvis en les referències del "Voltage Droop Control" són els esdeveniments simulats sobre la plataforma multiterminal per a tal de comprovar que el "Voltage Droop Control" és robust davant aquests esdeveniments.

Book Offshore Wind Energy Technology

Download or read book Offshore Wind Energy Technology written by Olimpo Anaya-Lara and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE TO THE MOST RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN OFFSHORE WIND TECHNOLOGY Offshore Wind Energy Technology offers a reference based on the research material developed by the acclaimed Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH) and material developed by the expert authors over the last 20 years. This comprehensive text covers critical topics such as wind energy conversion systems technology, control systems, grid connection and system integration, and novel structures including bottom-fixed and floating. The text also reviews the most current operation and maintenance strategies as well as technologies and design tools for novel offshore wind energy concepts. The text contains a wealth of mathematical derivations, tables, graphs, worked examples, and illustrative case studies. Authoritative and accessible, Offshore Wind Energy Technology: Contains coverage of electricity markets for offshore wind energy and then discusses the challenges posed by the cost and limited opportunities Discusses novel offshore wind turbine structures and floaters Features an analysis of the stochastic dynamics of offshore/marine structures Describes the logistics of planning, designing, building, and connecting an offshore wind farm Written for students and professionals in the field, Offshore Wind Energy Technology is a definitive resource that reviews all facets of offshore wind energy technology and grid connection.

Book Multi technology Offshore Wind Power Systems

Download or read book Multi technology Offshore Wind Power Systems written by Kamila Nieradzinska and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents a comprehensive study on the operation, principles and theory of wind farms consisting of doubly-fed induction (DFIG) and fully-rated converter (FRC) wind generators working together in a hybrid arrangement. The main objective of this study is to develop control strategies for the hybrid arrangement of wind turbines in order to improve the grid code compliance of the overall wind farm by exploiting the unique characteristics of both technologies to support each other in case of a fault happening. As a result, this thesis presents a novel control strategy for fully rated converter wind generators to improve the fault ride through capabilities of DFIG wind turbines during an AC voltage sag. The developed controller enables the creation of an environment where the FRC and DFIG technologies coexist for the purpose of compliance of grid code requirements. This type of environment can be created in both new wind farm developments and in already deployed DFIG-based wind farms where the addition of FRCs results in the overall improvement of the grid code compliance of the wind farm.The novel controller developed in this thesis uses the FRC to supply reactive power to the hybrid wind farm network during faults with the objective of reducing the magnitude of the voltage dip. This has positive effects in DFIG rotor speed and DC voltage variables during and after the fault period. These variables, as explained in the thesis, play a crucial role in stabilising the dynamic fault ride through capabilities of the turbine. Additionally, the novel controller developed in this thesis does not compromise the integrity of the FRC system.This thesis also contributes to the investigation of hybrid wind farms connected to the main grid using voltage source converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) as a mean to increase renewable energy penetration and transmission capacity without affecting voltage stability or power quality of the specific case of the Great Britain's (GB) network. One main control approach was investigated on the sending-end converter to integrate offshore wind power from hybrid network where all generated power is injected to the point-to-point DC link with a stiff AC bus at the wind farm network. Additionally, two possible connection topologies of future VSC-HVDC were investigated for steady state and transient conditions. The operation of a multi terminal DC network (MTDC) for hybrid offshore wind farms is analysed with power flow studies of a 5-terminal MTDC model regulated by droop control.Finally, this thesis investigates three VSC-HVDC connections schemes designed to transfer 2.4GW of power from two separate Dogger Bank wind farms to the GB grid, in terms of the investment costs, controllability and reliability against expected scenarios. The benefits and drawbacks of all three scenarios are highlighted. These include the benefits of auxiliary cables on AC and DC site of the multi-terminal connections.

Book 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications  EPE 16 ECCE Europe

Download or read book 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE 16 ECCE Europe written by IEEE Staff and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy conversion and conditioning technologies, power electronics, adjustable speed drives and their applications, power electronics for the smarter grid, energy efficiency, technologies for sustainable energy systems, converters and power supplies

Book Power Converter Control for Offshore Wind Energy Generation and Transmission

Download or read book Power Converter Control for Offshore Wind Energy Generation and Transmission written by Eduardo Prieto Araujo and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis discusses the control of different power converters that will have a key role in future offshore wind power systems, enabling the integration of the power generated by the wind turbines into the mainland grid. First, an overview of the evolution of wind turbines is presented, from the first prototypes to the latest topologies in use. Then, a new decentralized control strategy of a triple three-phase permanent magnet synchronous generator, a machine topology specifically designed for offshore wind, is presented. The proposed controller is tested on a wind turbine emulator with a scaled down 30 kW nine-phase generator. It has been suggested that future wind power plants could use medium voltage DC collection networks. These would require DC/DC converters to adapt the voltages between the turbine output and the DC collection grid. Based on this idea, the control design of a DC/DC Dual Bridge Series Resonant Converter (DBSRC) unit is developed and tested in a scaled 50 kW converter prototype. The availability of significant energy resources far from the coast favors the idea of creating offshore wind farms. This poses important technical and economical challenges. To this end, Voltage Source Converter-based High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) technology enables high power transmission across distances where High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) is impractical. The Modular Multilevel Converter (10C) is the preferred topology to reach high AC and DC voltages. In this work, the control design of a half-bridge based 10C to enable the converter operation under both normal and unbalanced AC voltage conditions, is addressed. Finally, considering that many offshore wind power plants will be installed in the North Sea in the coming years, a multi-terminal HVDC grid interconnecting several production plants and different points of the mainland grid is envisaged. To deal with DC multi-terminal grid voltage stability, a methodology to address the grid primary voltage control design is proposed based on multivariable frequency methods which are able to evaluate the dynamic behavior of the system.