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Table 2 Comparison analysis of proposed classifications and historical events due to SSI

From: Review of sub-synchronous interaction in wind integrated power systems: classification, challenges, and mitigation techniques

Type of proposed SSI phenomenon

Triggering Factor

Characteristics

Practical Incidents

Location

Year

Severity

SSR

Realistic level of series compensation in a transmission line

Weak damping caused by negative rotor apparent resistance

Interaction between shaft system and series capacitor

Mohave, California, USA [15, 61]

1970

Failure

Navajo, USA [31]

1976

Test

Cholla, USA [97]

1978

Test

Shangdu, China [34, 75, 98]

2011

Test

SSTCI

Rectifier side of the HVDC system

Inappropriate parameter tuning of power conveters

Fast control action of devices causes variable torsional frequency

Interaction between shaft system and power converters/fast control devices

Square Butte, USA [92, 93]

1980

Test

Ontario, USA [56]

1983

Test

Chester, USA [87, 94]

1987

Test

Hami, Xingjiang, China [22, 88, 99]

2015

Failure

SSCCI

Level of series compensation

Weak AC system without involving of series compensation

Power electronics devices with inappropriate parameter tuning

Wide-ranging transformation between a system with several sources and multiple terminals

Variable resonance frequency

Adverse impacts on the other existing stable modes in the system

Interaction between power converters/fast control devices and a series compensated line

Minnesota, US

[29, 45]

2007

Failure

ERCOT, Texas, USA [19, 77,78,79,80]

2009

Failure

Guyuan, Hebei, China [27, 81]

2012

Failure

ERCOT, Texas, USA [83]

2017

Test

Hornsea U.K [84]

2019

Failure

Scottish wind farm [41]

2021

Test