Fractional-order control and simulation of wind turbines with full-power converters

Author

Melício, R. ; Catalão, J. P S ; Mendes, V.M.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electromech. Eng., Univ. of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 April 2010

Firstpage

320

Lastpage

325

Abstract

This paper is on wind energy conversion systems with full-power converter and permanent magnet synchronous generator. Different topologies for the power-electronic converters are considered, namely matrix and multilevel converters. Also, a new fractional-order control strategy is proposed for the variable-speed operation of the wind turbines. Simulation studies are carried out in order to adequately assess the quality of the energy injected into the electric grid. Conclusions are duly drawn.

Keywords

direct energy conversion; matrix convertors; permanent magnet generators; power electronics; power generation control; synchronous generators; wind turbines; electric grid; fractional-order control; full-power converters; matrix converters; multilevel converters; permanent magnet synchronous generator; power-electronic converters; variable-speed operation; wind energy conversion systems; wind turbines; Matrix converters; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Power system stability; Power system transients; Synchronous generators; Topology; Wind energy; Wind speed; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MELECON 2010 - 2010 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference

Conference_Location

Valletta

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5793-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.2010.5476273

Filename

5476273