A review of modulation and control strategies for matrix converters applied to PMSG based wind energy conversion systems

This paper presents a review of modulation and control strategies for matrix converters applied to permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) in wind power generation systems. Modulation techniques already discussed in scientific literature for the command of matrix converters are mostly divided into three categories: the scalar modulations, the pulse width modulations and the predictive control modulations. These modulation methods are combined with maximum power point tracking (MPPT)-based control strategies to secure and improve the performance of the overall system. Control strategies are combinations of two elementary blocs: the MPPT algorithms and the regulation approach. MPPT algorithms are crucial for the improvement of wind harvest and regulation approaches are generally based on adaptive, non-linear or linear automatic methods that are responsible for current control or field oriented control or reactive power control.