An autonomous induction generator system with voltage regulation

Author

Sousa, Gilberto C D ; Martins, Felipe N. ; Rey, Joost P. ; Bruinsma, Johannes A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

22-25 Oct. 2001

Firstpage

94

Abstract

This paper discusses an induction generator (IG) system that provides regulated voltage at any load condition. It utilizes the classical self-excitation principle but, in addition to that, it makes use of a current regulated PWM inverter to control the output voltage magnitude. It is primarily intended for micro hydro plants to be used in rural areas, where the cost of conventional distribution system is high, and the water resources are available to drive an unregulated low head turbine. The proposed topology is presented, followed by an analysis of the control structure. The methodology is validated via simulation studies.

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; asynchronous generators; control system synthesis; exciters; hydraulic turbines; hydroelectric generators; hydroelectric power stations; machine control; power station control; voltage control; autonomous induction generator system; control design; control simulation; current regulated PWM inverter; distribution system; load condition; micro hydropower plants; output voltage magnitude control; self-excitation principle; unregulated low head turbine; voltage regulation; water resources; Control systems; Costs; Drives; Hydraulic turbines; Induction generators; Pulse width modulation inverters; Renewable energy resources; Voltage control; Water heating; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 2001. Proceedings., 2001 4th IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7233-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDS.2001.975291

Filename

975291