Title :
A new control method of permanent magnet generator for maximum power tracking in wind turbine application
Author :
Esmaili, R. ; Xu, L. ; Nichols, D.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses a new and simple control method for maximum power tracking in a variable speed wind turbine by using a step-up dc-dc converter. The output voltage of permanent magnet generator is connected to a fixed dc-link through a three-phase rectifier and the dc-dc converter. A maximum power-tracking algorithm calculates the speed command that corresponds to maximum power output of the turbine. The dc-dc converter uses this speed command to control the output power of the permanent magnet generator, such that the speed of generator tracks the command speed. A current regulated PWM voltage source inverter maintains the output voltage of dc-dc converter at a fixed value by balancing the input and output power to the dc-link. In addition, the inverter can improve power factor and inject a current with very low harmonic distortion into the utility grid. The generating system has potentials of high efficiency, good flexibility, and low cost.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; PWM invertors; angular velocity control; electric current control; machine control; permanent magnet generators; power control; power generation control; rectifying circuits; wind turbines; current regulated PWM voltage source inverter; fixed dc-link; low harmonic distortion; maximum power tracking; permanent magnet generator; step-up dc-dc converter; three-phase rectifier; variable speed wind turbine; DC-DC power converters; Magnetic variables control; Permanent magnets; Power generation; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Rectifiers; Voltage; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9157-8
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2005.1489319