Title :
A new converter topology and control scheme for switched reluctance machines in application to wind energy conversion system
Author :
Sunan, Erkan ; Raza, Kazmi Syed Muhammad ; Goto, Hiraki ; Guo, Hai-Jiao ; Ichinokura, Osamu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Commun. Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Asymmetric half bridge converter has been considered as a benchmark topology for driving the switched reluctance machine (SRM). However the lack of its commercialization in the form of a single module makes this converter to suffer from higher cost, lower speed and lesser efficiency. This research paper presents a new converter which uses the Standard full bridge inverter along with one extra leg for star connected phases. A novel control scheme has been devised for the torque ripple minimization. The proposed converter and control system has been simulated in application to a wind energy conversion system (WECS) driven by a permanent magnet reluctance generator (PMRG). The simulation results confirm the effectiveness and superiority of the novel system in contrast with the existing one.
Keywords :
invertors; machine control; permanent magnet generators; power convertors; power generation control; reluctance generators; torque control; wind power; asymmetric half bridge converter; control system; converter topology; permanent magnet reluctance generator; standard full bridge inverter; star connected phase; switched reluctance machine; torque ripple minimization; wind energy conversion system; Commercialization; Computer languages; Inductance; Reluctance motors; Switches; Torque; Maximum Power Point Tracking; New Converter; Switched Reluctance Machine; Torque Ripple Minimization; Wind Energy Conversion System;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics (ICM), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-982-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMECH.2011.5971292
