Power Quality Enhancement of Offshore Oil and Gas Platform with High Penetration of Wind Power and Energy Storage

Kassiane de S. Medeiros; João M. S. Callegari; Ayotunde A. Adeyemo; Elisabetta Tedeschi; Danilo I. Brandão

doi:10.18618/REP.e202524

Authors

Kassiane de S. Medeiros Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6628-7038
João M. S. Callegari Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-351X
Ayotunde A. Adeyemo Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Elisabetta Tedeschi Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Danilo I. Brandão Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-1167

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.e202524

Keywords:

Energy storage sizing, Floating production storage and offloading, Power quality, Offshore wind energy generation

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the effect of high penetration of floating offshore wind-based power generation on the power quality of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) power system. The paper focuses on the continuous frequency variation caused by intermittent wind power generation and an energy storage-based solution for power smoothing. A set of results simulated in MATLAB/Simulink® is shown to assess different operational scenarios of a typical Brazilian FPSO from the Mero Oil Field, powered by 109 MVA/ 87 MW from three synchronous generators, without wind power. Wind power penetration varies from 10 to 50 MW, and the effects of this variation on FPSO power quality are reported. Then, the number of gas turbine generators is reduced from 3 to 2 generators. Finally, the energy storage for power smoothing purposes is evaluated. Conclusions are drawn based on steady-state and transient voltage and frequency profiles, active and reactive power flow between loads and generation, the rate of change of frequency, and frequency nadir.

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Author Biographies

Kassiane de S. Medeiros, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering, in 2012, and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering, in 2015, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Her current research and technical interests include offshore energy, power-quality issues, and control strategies from power electronic converters.

João M. S. Callegari, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, in 2019, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2021, and the doctorate degree in electrical engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2024. His current research and technical interests include the design and control of grid-connected multifunctional inverters, the reliability of power electronics-based systems, and AC microgrids. Mr. Callegari was the recipient of the President Bernardes Silver Medal in 2019 and the IEEE IAS CMD Student Thesis Contest 2022 (Non-PhD Category).

Ayotunde A. Adeyemo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

was born in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, in 1991. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, in 2014, and the M.Sc. degree in electronic and electrical engineering from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K., in 2016. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electric power engineering with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. From July 2012 to January 2013, he worked as an Electrical Intern with DeltaAfrik Engineering Limited (an oil and gas servicing company. During this period, he worked on cable sizing, generator sizing, switchgear design, and lighting design. From January 2018 to September 2018, he was with Sunhive Limited as an Electrical Engineer. During this period, he worked in a team of engineers to install and maintain hybrid energy systems comprising of solar photovoltaic panels, diesel generators, and battery energy storage. His research interests include power electronic converter control strategies for higher penetration of renewable energy in national grids, design, sizing, and control of battery energy storage systems for grid applications, power electronic converter control strategies for more electric aircraft, and mathematical optimization of hybrid energy systems.

Elisabetta Tedeschi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

received the M.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of Padua, Padua, Italy, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. From 2009 to 2011, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), working on the grid integration of offshore renewable energies. She was a Researcher/Marie Curie Fellow with Tecnalia, Spain, from 2011 to 2013, where she worked as the Principal Investigator in the FP7-Sea2grid Project, related to the storage needs for the grid integration of wave energy converters. From 2013 to 2014, she was a Research Scientist with SINTEF Energy, and an Adjunct Associate Professor with NTNU. In 2014, she became a Full Professor within the offshore grid with NTNU. Since 2020, she has also been a Full Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy. She has a core competence in the design and control of energy conversion and transmission and distribution systems, with a focus on offshore energy and power-quality issues. She has led and/or contributed to more than 15 national and international scientific projects and she has authored or coauthored two book chapters and more than 150 journals and conference papers in the field of marine energy and energy conversion systems.

Danilo I. Brandão, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

received the doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, in 2015. He was visiting positions at Colorado School of Mines (2009 and 2013), Università degli Studi di Padova (2014) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2018 and 2020). He is currently an assistant professor at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. His main research interests are control of grid-tied converters and microgrids. He is a member of SOBRAEP.

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