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To ensure safe and reliable operation of power system based on wind energy, usually plant operators should satisfy grid code requirements such as grid stability, fault ride through (FRT), power quality improvement, grid synchronization and power control etc. To satisfy the grid code requirements of wind turbine, usually grid side converter is playing a major role. So in order to improve the operation...
Self-excited induction generators (SEIGs) have a significant potential for application in small scale wind energy generation systems due to their robustness, lower cost and lower maintenance requirements. This type of generator is often incorporated with variable speed wind turbines where maximum power extraction is possible. In such applications, SEIG is intensively used with full-sized converter...
The increased penetration of wind power by doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) in power system results in higher frequency excursion and increased rate of change of frequency in the event of generation loss or increased load demand. This paper presents the added feature of frequency regulation capability of the DFIG by incorporating an extra frequency control support function, tested on an interconnected...
This paper presents a novel control strategy for a direct drive interior permanent magnet (IPM) synchronous generator based variable speed wind turbine with controlled energy storage. The overall control system consists of a machine side converter controller, a bi-directional dc-dc converter controller for battery energy storage management and load side inverter controller for voltage and frequency...
The rate at which large variable speed wind farms are being developed had increased rapidly as the demand for green energy has grown. With this increase in distributed energy penetration into power networks, the main focus must be on power quality (Voltage Quality and Supply Reliability). However, new grid codes require wind energy generating systems to ride through grid faults, and at the same time...
This paper deals with the analysis, modeling, and control of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) driven by the wind turbine. A control technique is presented for extracting the maximum power from the wind turbine. The wind energy conversion system (WECS) is equipped with a DFIG and two back-to-back connected voltage source converters (VSCs) in the rotor circuit. The proposed control technique...
This paper presents expected efficiency studies on two possible grid connected small wind turbine systems. One of the systems is based on Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) and the other system is based on Wound Rotor Induction Generator (WRIG). Experimental test benches for both systems are implemented using Wind Turbine Emulator (WTE) and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control strategy. The procedure...
In this paper, the problem of tracking control for variable speed wind induction generator (IG) energy conversion system (WECS) is investigated using nonlinear predictive control. A rotor speed predictive control algorithm has been designed to control the angular speed of the machine in order to allow the WECS operate with maximum power extraction. The generator torque is estimated and injected into...
When the wind speed is between the cut-in and the rated wind speed, the generator control aims at maximum energy capture. The third-order nonlinear model of the Permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based wind power conversion system (WECS) is established. In order to ensure maximum energy capture under rated wind speed, firstly, the nonlinear model is linearized around different operating...
This paper examines the impact of increased penetration of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind power generation on frequency control of an interconnected two-area hydrothermal power system. The power electronic control of DFIG effectively isolates the inertia from the grid which will impose the serious threat to frequency regulation capability of the system. To mitigate the frequency...
While full-order observers have been successfully applied in state-space blade-pitch control of large wind turbines, the use of reduced-order observers has, apparently, not been documented. Using a model of a 600kW horizontal-axis wind turbine, we demonstrate that the use of a reduced-order observer to obtain wind speed estimates for disturbance accommodation control may dampen flexible modes and...
Recently, the size of wind turbines is increased. As a result, the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) plays an important role because of its simple structure and high efficiency. This paper proposes a torque and pitch control scheme for variable speed wind turbines. A torque controller is designed to maximize the output power below the rated wind speed and a pitch controller is designed...
This paper presents a control strategy for a rectifier with variable speed direct driven permanent magnet synchronous generator. In order to achieve maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for wind power generation systems, the rotating speed of wind turbines should be adjusted in the real time according to wind speeds. The fuzzy logic controller is used to track generator speed with varying wind speed...
This paper deals with an isolated wind-hydro hybrid generation system employing one Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) driven by hydro turbine and another PMSG driven by a variable speed wind turbine feeding three-phase four-wire local loads. The proposed system utilizes two back to back connected Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) based voltage source...
Modern wind turbines are capable to work in variable speed operations. These wind turbines are provided with adjustable speed generators, like the double feed induction generator. One of the main advantage of adjustable speed generators is that they improve the system efficiency compared to fixed speed generators because turbine speed is adjusted as a function of wind speed to maximize output power...
The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) strategy has great impact on the efficiency of the Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) when the wind speed is below the rated speed. Now the MPPT has two control methods that are power control method and rotor speed control method. All of them had not used the wind speed information because the wind speed measured is usually inaccurate. In this paper,...
The full or partial rating frequency converters, in general, are used widely for the operation of variable speed wind turbine (VSWT) driven wind generators. Among the variable speed wind generators, permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) which uses a full rating frequency converter for grid interfacing is drawing much attention nowadays due to its some salient features. However, considering...
As wind turbines continue to grow in size and flexibility and are deployed in more hostile environments, the need to develop advanced control schemes will be elemental to deliver the lowest possible energy costs. This paper explores controller design based on modeling the wind speed as a stochastic process, and the wind generating system (WGS) as a multi-mass system with a soft shaft linking the turbine...
Recent advancement in size and technology of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) require sophisticated control systems to effectively optimize energy conversion and enhance grid integration. Doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG)-based WECS are the most promising and widely utilized technology. This study focuses on advanced controls development to identify and assess the critical loads and instabilities,...
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Phase II - IV wind turbine rotors[1] were used as the original research subjects in this article. In this paper, the numerical simulation method and business software FLUENT were used. The aerodynamic performances of different fixed-pitch, horizontal-axis wind turbine rotors were obtained through numerical computation. A rotational speed control model...
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