Common use of Technical Standards Applicable to a Wind Generating Plant Clause in Contracts

Technical Standards Applicable to a Wind Generating Plant. i. Low Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) Capability 1. Wind generating plants are required to remain in-service during three-phase faults with normal clearing (which is a time period of approximately 4 – 9 cycles) and single line to ground faults with delayed clearing, and subsequent post-fault voltage recovery to prefault voltage unless clearing the fault effectively disconnects the generator from the system. The clearing time requirement for a three-phase fault will be specific to the wind generating plant substation location, as determined by and documented by ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. The maximum clearing time the wind generating plant shall be required to withstand for a three-phase fault shall be 9 cycles after which, if the fault remains following the location-specific normal clearing time for three-phase faults, the wind generating plant may disconnect from the transmission system. A wind generating plant shall remain interconnected during such a fault on the transmission system for a voltage level as low as zero volts, as measured at the high voltage side of the wind GSU. 2. This requirement does not apply to faults that would occur between the wind generator terminals and the high side of the GSU. 3. Wind generating plants may be tripped after the fault period if this action is intended as part of a special protection system or Remedial Action Scheme. 4. Wind generating plants may meet the LVRT requirements of this standard by the performance of the generators or by installing additional equipment (e.g., Static VAR Compensator) within the wind generating plant or by a combination of generator performance and additional equipment.