Co-simulation Hardware in the Loop Test bench for a Wind Turbine: Validation of a wind turbine black start capability.

With the rise of wind power generation in the power grid, plant operators and transmission system operators identify the need to procure different ancillary services from wind power plants. Self-energization of a wind turbine and black start capability of a wind power plant are functions that offer multiple benefits to reduce costs of development and operation of a wind power plant. This paper presents two test benches that make use of co-simulation and hardware in the loop methodologies to develop self-energization and black start capability of a 1 MVA Type 4 wind turbine. The obtained results for the validation of black start capability are presented in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]