Analysis of power systems faults with the integration of renewable energy sources

Abstract

Recently the growing demand for electricity has led to the increase of integrating renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid. This has proven to be an advantage for both power systems and environmental impacts. The introduction of RES has proven to be effective in minimizing power outages due to electricity shortage. Subsequently, this technology has been effective in preserving the atmosphere. However, RES integration has challenges which they bring into the power grid. In this paper, we analyzed the effect of connecting the wind turbine into the grid under fault conditions. From the results obtained, connecting RES increases the fault current which in-turn has the potential to increase the damages within the power grid.