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Junaid Khalid
PhD
Modeling and Control of Large Wind Turbine for Fault Ride-Through and Grid Support
Host organisation
School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK
Company
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, UK
Project Description
The capacity of wind turbines keeps increasing and 15 to 20 MW wind turbines are now underdeveloped. The operation of large wind turbines may have influence on connected electrical systems. Stability and reliability issues have been caused to grids by wind power integrations. Both system operators and manufacturers have paid much attention to the interactions between wind turbines and power grids. Therefore, it is desirable to optimise the control of large wind turbines from the perspective of grid requirements. The main objective is to develop models and advanced controls of large offshore wind turbine for grid support and set up real-time simulation platforms together with test facilities to implement compliance testing such as high/low voltage ride-through and grid support.
Supervisors
Prof. Jun Liang (Cardiff)
Dr. Chunjiang Jia (Catapult)
Background
My attraction in electrical engineering sprang from its potential to harness nature's forces and illuminate the world with innovation and sustainable energy solutions. This drove me to pursue a bachelor’s degree in EE at University of South Asia, Pakistan. Subsequently, I gained practical experience as a trainee engineer at an electric supply company (GEPCO), deepening my understanding of electricity from generation to distribution. Later, I joined an engineering institute (GAUS) as a lab engineer and that’s when I got involved in research.
In 2020, I started my master’s degree at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, where I also served as a research assistant. I was engaged in different joint-collaborative research projects, and my thesis was focused on bridging deep leaning and electric power systems.
Motivation
The next-generation electric power grid is expected to address the operational and control challenges of rapidly transforming wind energy systems. Therefore, my vision is to develop advance techniques for leveraging grid capabilities to enable high penetration of renewable energy systems. The ADOreD roject provides an exceptional academic-research environment closley coupled with industry-expertise, to refine my skills in the field of wind energy. I look forward to accelerating the practical and meaningful research to address the challenges faced by wind energy market.
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