%0 Journal Article %A Vigueras Rodríguez, Antonio %A Sorensen, Poul Ejnar %A Cutululis, Nicolaus Antonio %A Viedma Robles, Antonio %A Gómez Lázaro, Emilio %A Martín Martínez, Sergio %T Application of ramp limitation regulations for smoothing the power fluctuations from offshore wind farms %D 2009 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/8430 %X This paper deals with the smoothing regulation strategies for reducing the effects of the wind farm power fluctuations. Concretely, realistic available power is obtained from an aggregated simulator of an offshore wind farm, developed and validated in previous papers. Being curtailed the power through positive ramp limitation and through a delta constraint linked with a negative ramp limitation. Then, the smoothing of the fluctuations is compared for an equivalent energy cost. Showing the reduction in the reserve requirements and ramping rates the power system needs for compensating them. %K Mecánica de Fluidos %K Equivalent energy %K Offshore wind farms %K Power fluctuations %K Ramping rate %K Reserve requirements %K Wind farm %K 3322.05 Fuentes no Convencionales de Energía %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN