FPGA-based reconfigurable control for switch fault tolerant operation of WECS with DFIG without redundancy

This paper deals with reconfigurable back-to-back converter topology and control orders in Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS). A typical WECS with Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) in balanced conditions is concerned. Based on the classical topology, a fault tolerant converter without any redundancy has been studied. The presented fault tolerant topology allows a “five-leg” structure with converters reconfiguration after switch failure detection. Furthermore, the control strategy for classical topology can no longer be applied after fault occurrence. Thus, a “five-leg” control strategy has also been proposed. The validation of the reconfigurable digital controller for the studied WECS with DFIG topology has been performed using a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) reconfigurable platform including a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip. HIL simulation results in both healthy and fault conditions have been presented to show simultaneously the viability of the studied converters topology and the reconfigurable control.     

A New Variable-Speed Wind Energy Conversion System Using Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Generator and $Z$-Source Inverter

With the growth of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), various technologies are developed for them. Permanent-magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) are used by these technologies due to special characteristics of PMSGs such as low weight and volume, high performance, and the elimination of the gearbox. In this paper, a new variable-speed WECS with a PMSG and $Z$-source inverter is proposed. Characteristics of $Z$-source inverter are used for maximum power tracking control and delivering power to the grid, simultaneously. Two control methods are proposed for delivering power to the grid: Capacitor voltage control and dc-link voltage control. Operation of system with these methods is compared from the viewpoint of power quality and total switching device power (TSDP). In addition, TSDP, current ripple of inductor, performance, and total harmonic distortion of grid current of proposed system is compared with traditional wind energy system with a boost converter.      

Direct power control of wind‐turbine‐driven DFIG during transient grid voltage unbalance

In this paper, a direct power control (DPC) of a wind‐turbine‐driven doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) under unbalanced network voltage conditions is studied. Variations of the stator output active, reactive and electromagnetic powers are fully deduced in the presence of negative sequence supply voltage. The rotor side converter is controlled on the basis of DPC to eliminate the electromagnetic torque oscillations at double supply frequency under unbalanced stator supply. The rotor voltage references estimation requires only simple calculations without any integral operation. The proposed control scheme removes rotor current regulators and the decomposition processing of positive and negative sequence rotor currents. The performance of the proposed and conventional DPC schemes is compared under the same operating conditions. Simulation results using Matlab/Simulink are carried out for a 1.5 MW DFIG wind generation system to show the validity of the proposed scheme during unbalanced voltage supply. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Neural network controller for a permanent magnet generator applied in a wind energy conversion system

In this paper a neural network controller for achieving maximum power tracking as well as output voltage regulation, for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) employing a permanent magnet synchronous generator, is proposed. The permanent magnet generator (PMG) supplies a DC load via a bridge rectifier and two buck–boost converters. Adjusting the switching frequency of the first buck–boost converter achieves maximum power tracking. Adjusting the switching frequency of the second buck–boost converter allows output voltage regulation. The on-times of the switching devices of the two converters are supplied by the developed neural network (NN). The effect of sudden changes in wind speed, and/or in reference voltage on the performance of the NN controller are explored. Simulation results showed the possibility of achieving maximum power tracking and output voltage regulation simultaneously with the developed NN controller. The results proved also the fast response and robustness of the proposed control system.     

Comparison of oscillation damping capability in three power control strategies for PMSG‐based WECS

With the aid of small signal analysis and digital simulations, this paper compares the mechanical and power oscillation damping performances of three power control strategies for the multi‐pole permanent magnetic synchronous generator (PMSG)‐based direct driven wind energy conversion system (WECS). Maximal power point tracking (MPPT) control implemented in the generator side has inherent abilities on the oscillation damping. For the smoothed or constant power requirements, power oscillations are hard to damp, and additional active damping controller is required. Active damping can be achieved with power control on the generator or grid side and DC link voltage control on the generator side. With additional compensator in the power or DC link voltage control loop, a damping torque is produced to suppress the oscillations. An improved control structure, which has inherent oscillation damping capability, is proposed for the power control of WECS. Combined with different power control strategies, this structure can be applied to achieve different power outputs. The validation of the proposed control structure is verified by the simulations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modelling of a 5-kW wind energy conversion system with induction generator and comparison with experimental results

A 5-kW wind energy conversion system (WECS) having induction generator is designed and implemented. The induction machine is connected to the power system through PWM inverter and PWM rectifier. Two digital PI controllers are used, one of them is for regulating dc link voltage and the other is for speed control of induction machine. The whole system is governed by a single fixed point digital signal processing unit (DSP). A detailed simulation program is prepared by using Matlab facilities in order to predict the performance of the controllers before implementation.     

Effect of intermittent voltage source converter faults on the overall performance of wind energy conversion system

The doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is interfaced to the AC network through voltage source converters (VSCs) which are considered to be the core of the DFIG system. This paper investigates the impact of different intermittent VSC faults on the overall performance of a DFIG-based wind energy conversion system (WECS). The fault ride through capability of the DFIG under various VSC faults is also investigated. Faults such as open circuit and short circuit across the switches, when they occur within the grid side converter (GSC) and rotor side converter (RSC), are considered and compared in this paper. Short circuit and open circuit across the DC-link capacitor are also considered in this study as common VSC problems. Simulation results indicate that the short circuit faults have a severe impact on the overall performance of the DFIG, especially when they occur within the GSC. This is attributed to the fact that the GSC directly regulates the point of common coupling voltage. The open circuit faults have less impact on the performance of the DFIG-based WECS. A proper controller along with flexible AC transmission device should be available to compensate the required active and reactive power during these faults. A protection technique is necessary to detect these faults in advance to protect the VSC switches and the machine winding from any catastrophic failure.     

VSC-based direct torque and reactive power control of doubly fed induction generator

This paper proposes a novel direct torque and reactive power control (DTC) for grid-connected doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) in the wind power generation applications. The proposed DTC strategy employs a variable structure control (VSC) scheme to calculate the required rotor control voltage directly and to eliminate the instantaneous errors of active and reactive powers without involving any synchronous coordinate transformations, which essentially enhances the transient performance. Constant switching frequency is achieved as well by using space vector modulation (SVM), which eases the designs of power converter and ac harmonic filters. Simulated results on a 2 MW grid-connected DFIG system are presented and compared with those of the classic voltage-oriented vector control (VC) and traditional look-up-table (LUT) direct power control (DPC). The proposed VSC DTC maintains enhanced transient performance similar to the LUT DPC and keeps the steady-state harmonic spectra at the identical level as the VC strategy when the network is strictly balanced. Besides, the VSC DTC strategy is capable of fully eliminating the double-frequency pulsations in both the electromagnetic torque and the stator reactive power during network voltage unbalance.     

Development of a Switched-Reluctance Motor Drive With PFC Front End

In this paper, the development and control for a switched-reluctance motor (SRM) drive with front-end switch-mode rectifier (SMR) are presented, and good motor driving performance and line drawn power quality are obtained. In the SMR, the dc-link voltage spikes caused by periodic pulse-type motor currents are eliminated using high-frequency small capacitor. And the bulky capacitor is designed according to the specified double-frequency voltage ripple. Then, the robust voltage and current schemes are developed to yield excellent and robust SMR control performance. Having well-regulated and adjustable dc-link voltage source, the performance enhancements of the SRM in vibration as well as current and speed dynamic responses are performed and evaluated. The robust current and speed control schemes are designed to yield improved driving performance. In addition to voltage boosting, the commutation advanced shift is proposed to further the improve current and speed dynamic responses, the torque-generating capability, and the vibration of SRM.      

Optimum control strategies in energy conversion of PMSG wind turbine system without mechanical sensors

The amount of energy obtained from a wind energy conversion system (WECS) depends not only on the characteristics of the wind regime at the site, but it also depends on the control strategy used for the WECS. In order to determine the gain in energy derived from one concept as compared against another, models of several autonomous WECS have been developed using Matlab Simulink software. These allow easy performance evaluations and comparisons on different control strategies used, and determine the amount of energy injected to the grid in the case of the grid-connected systems. This paper also proposes a prototype version of the control strategy of a 20-kW permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) for maximum power tracking and compares with the results produced by previous strategies. Advantages of this mechanical sensorless control strategy for maximum power estimation are demonstrated by digital simulation of the system.     

A Hybrid Converter System for High-Performance Large Induction Motor Drives

A hybrid converter system employing a combination of a load-commutated inverter (LCI), a dc–dc buck converter, and a voltage-source inverter (VSI) is proposed for the large induction motor drives. The VSI ensures the safe commutation of the LCI with active commutation angle control over all speed regions. By replacing capacitor banks and a forced dc-commutation circuit, this system can eliminate all drawbacks related to these circuits in the conventional LCI-based induction motor drives. Sinusoidal motor current and voltage waveforms are achieved with the VSI providing the reactive and harmonic power to the motor, resulting in high-performance drives. The buck converter enables both the VSI and the LCI to be fed from the single-diode rectifier. As a result, the dc-link inductor size can be reduced and the LCI is operated without the controlled rectifier. In addition, faster dynamic response can be obtained through the VSI and the buck converter operation. Finally, the buck converter performs the dc-link current control to ensure minimum VSI rating. The feasibility of the proposed hybrid circuit for the high-power drive systems is verified by computer simulation for a 500-hp induction motor. Experimental results are also included for a 1-hp induction motor laboratory setup controlled by the proposed hybrid system.     

Direct Power Control of DFIG With Constant Switching Frequency and Improved Transient Performance

This paper proposes a new direct power control (DPC) strategy for a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind turbine system. The required rotor control voltage, which eliminates active and reactive power errors within each fixed time period, is directly calculated based on stator flux, rotor position, and active and reactive powers and their corresponding errors. No extra power or current control loops are required, simplifying the system design, and improving transient performance. Constant converter switching frequency is achieved that eases the design of the power converter and the ac harmonic filter. Rotor voltage limit during transients is investigated, and a scheme is proposed that prioritizes the active and reactive power control such that one remains fully controlled while the error of the other is reduced. The impact of machine parameter variations on system performance is investigated and found negligible. Simulation results for a 2 MW DFIG system demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control strategy during variations of active and reactive power, machine parameters, and wind speed     

电动汽车的双向DC-DC变换器多模态控制方法

针对当前电动汽车功率控制过程中存在负载跳变抗干扰性能差、响应速度较慢等问题,提出一种应用于电动汽车的双向DC-DC变换器多模态控制方法。文章详细分析了电动汽车双向DC-DC变换器的拓扑结构和升降压控制模式;结合不同工况下的变换器工作状态,分析电压和电流模式控制,得出其电压、电流开闭环函数;利用多模态控制方法,由变换器的功能控制单元下达电压、电流环给定信号来实现功率波动平抑控制;在MATLAB中搭建了仿真模型。仿真结果表明,文章所提出的控制方法能够较好地实现双向DC-DC变换器的功率波动平抑功能,具有稳定性好、对负载跳变抗干扰性能强、响应速度快的特点。     

Simple Power Control for Sensorless Induction Motor Drives Fed by a Matrix Converter

This paper presents a new and simple method for sensorless control of matrix converter drives using a power flowing to the motor. The proposed control algorithm is based on controlling the instantaneous real and imaginary powers into the induction motor. To improve low-speed sensorless performance, the nonlinearities of a matrix converter drive such as commutation delays, turn-on and turn- off times of switching devices, and on -state switching device voltage drop are modeled using a PQ power transformation and compensated using a reference power control scheme. The proposed sensorless control method is applied for the induction motor drive using a 3 kW matrix converter system. Experimental results are shown to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed strategy.      

Modeling and simulation of multi‐scale transients for PMSG‐based wind power systems

In a wind energy conversion system (WECS), multiple‐time‐scale transients that cover a wide frequency range from low‐frequency transient stability up to high‐frequency switching events are observed. This paper presents a methodology of modeling diverse transients for a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)‐based WECS within the same study. Multiple physical areas of the PMSG‐based WECS are given depending on the appearance of carriers contained in the considered waveforms. In order to eliminate different carrier frequencies, the PMSG and generator‐side voltage source converter (VSC) are modeled in the dq0‐reference frame. On the other hand, the grid‐side VSC and utility grid are dealt with in the multi‐scale model of the network in which the shift frequency is available. The switching‐function and average‐value models of the VSC are selected depending on the carrier shifted. In addition, interface between the control and electrical subsystems is redesigned to offset the computation error caused by one time‐step delay. Two test cases are performed to study the wind power fluctuations and faults ride‐through. The results show that the proposed multi‐scale model is able to simulate slow‐changing dynamic responses up to high‐frequency transients accurately while decreasing the simulation burden. In comparison with the results obtained from the EMTP (electromagnetic transients program) type simulators, the effectiveness and accuracy of the multi‐scale model are verified. Copyright © 2017 The Authors Wind Energy Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

Grid Synchronization of Doubly-fed Induction Generator Using Integral Variable Structure Control

This paper proposes a novel direct voltage control scheme, using integral variable structure control to synchronize a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind energy conversion system (WECS) to the grid. The proposed scheme directly controls the stator terminal voltage of the DFIG to track the grid voltage without current control loop; hence, the structure of controller is simplified. The control scheme includes parametric uncertainty and external disturbances into the formed design procedure; hence, the proposed scheme has better robustness than existing synchronization methods. Both computer simulation and hardware implementation results are presented to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed scheme.      

Operation and control of dynamic voltage restorer using single-phase direct converter

In this paper, a new topology based on a direct ac/ac converter is proposed for a single-phase dynamic voltage restorer (DVR). This topology uses the minimum switches (i.e. two switches) and does not require dc-link energy storage elements. As a result of elimination of the energy storage elements, the cost and the physical size of the proposed topology is reduced. A new control method is also proposed for direct ac/ac converter in the proposed topology. The proposed topology is properly able to compensate voltage sag and swell in the desired range according to the turn ratio of the injection transformer and is also able to eliminate harmonics and flickers. Considering these capabilities, the proposed topology is a several purpose device with a simple topology. It is worth noting that all of these capabilities are not integrated in the conventional DVR topologies. It is obvious that the proposed topology would not face any problems in long time compensation due to the fact that it provides the required energy directly through the grid. The proposed topology can be easily extended to n-phase systems such as three-phase based on the same principle of the operation. In n-phase systems, the voltage sags and swells can be properly compensated regardless of the balanced or unbalanced operation. The experimental and simulation results are presented to validate the capabilities of the proposed topology.     

Low voltage ride through of doubly-fed induction generator connected to the grid using sliding mode control strategy

Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) based on Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) connected to the grid is subjected to high transient currents at rotor side and rise in DC-link voltage during voltage sag at stator/grid side. To secure power system operation wind turbines have to meet grid requirements through the Low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability and contribute to grid voltage control during severe situations. This paper presents the modeling and control designs for WECS based on a real model of DFIG taking into account the effect of stator resistance. The non-linear control technique using sliding mode control (SMC) strategy is used to alter the dynamics of 1.5 MW wind turbine system connected to the grid under severe faults of grid voltage. The paper, also discusses the transient behavior and points out the performance limit for LVRT by using two protection circuits of an AC-crowbar and a DC-Chopper which follow a developed flowchart of system protection modes under fault which achieved LVRT requirements through results. The model has been implemented in MATLAB/SIMULINK for both rotor and grid side converters.     

Hybrid Control of a Grid-Interactive Wind Energy Conversion System

Without storage provision, a wind energy conversion system (WECS) does not have fault ride-through capability for most temporary faults on the utility feeder. This paper proposes a hybrid valve switching and control strategy for a voltage-sourced converter (VSC) used for interfacing a WECS to the utility grid. The hybrid control of the VSC ensures continuous operation of the system in the presence of temporary single line to ground faults on the utility feeder without the need for a storage provision. The fast acting hybrid control also limits reactive fault current contribution by the converter, and therefore, avoids problems associated with overcurrent protection of the feeder. The hybrid valve switching and control of the VSC consists of: 1) sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) based valve switching and current-controlled voltage-source operation of the VSC during normal system operating conditions and 2) hysteresis space vector modulation (HSVM) based switching together with controlled current-source operation of the VSC during temporary fault conditions. The hybrid control of the VSC isolates the WECS from the grid side disturbances to ensure uninterrupted operation of the unit. Simulation studies of the grid-interactive WECS in PSCAD/EMTDC confirm the validity of the proposed hybrid control scheme.