What's needed?
Wind turbines were already specified in the protobuf definitions as an inverter type, which is now here:
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// Wind turbine inverter. |
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INVERTER_TYPE_WIND_TURBINE = 4; |
Wind turbines are now also specified as an electrical component category.
The latter can be considered redundant, and can be confusing to users.
On the other hand, wind turbines typically do AC->DC->AC conversion. They typically use variable-speed drives to produce variable frequency AC, which then gets converted into DC, which then gets converted to AC with a stable frequency matching that of the local grid. From this perspective, classifying wind turbines as inverters would be technically incorrect, and could lead to confusions.
Proposed solution
Prioritizing technical correctness, the inverter type wind turbine should be removed.
Use cases
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Alternatives and workarounds
No response
Additional context
No response
What's needed?
Wind turbines were already specified in the protobuf definitions as an inverter type, which is now here:
frequenz-api-common/proto/frequenz/api/common/v1alpha7/microgrid/electrical_components/electrical_components.proto
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Wind turbines are now also specified as an electrical component category.
The latter can be considered redundant, and can be confusing to users.
On the other hand, wind turbines typically do AC->DC->AC conversion. They typically use variable-speed drives to produce variable frequency AC, which then gets converted into DC, which then gets converted to AC with a stable frequency matching that of the local grid. From this perspective, classifying wind turbines as inverters would be technically incorrect, and could lead to confusions.
Proposed solution
Prioritizing technical correctness, the inverter type wind turbine should be removed.
Use cases
No response
Alternatives and workarounds
No response
Additional context
No response