A multi-phase PM synchronous generator torque control for direct-drive wind turbines

Author

Damiano, Alfonso ; Gatto, Gianluca ; Marongiu, Ignazio ; Serpi, Alessandro

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. Elettr. ed Elettron., Univ. di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

20-22 June 2012

Firstpage

962

Lastpage

968

Abstract

In this paper, a torque control algorithm for direct drive wind turbines using a twelve-phase permanent magnet synchronous electrical machine is proposed. An electrical machine oriented to output four independent 3-phase star subsystems have been introduced in order to improve direct drive wind turbine torque control, power generation and reliability. A specific coordinate transformation for multi-phase electrical machine control that allows the independent and decoupled management of each electric three-phase subsystem has been developed. The synthesis and the simulation results of the proposed control algorithm are presented.

Keywords

machine control; permanent magnet generators; power generation control; power generation reliability; synchronous generators; torque control; wind turbines; coordinate transformation; direct-drive wind turbines; electric three-phase subsystem; four-independent 3-phase star subsystems; multiphase PM synchronous generator torque control; multiphase electrical machine control; power generation; power reliability; twelve-phase permanent magnet synchronous electrical machine; Generators; Mathematical model; Stator windings; Torque; Vectors; Wind turbines; Multi-phase electrical machines control; direct-drive wind turbine; permanent magnet synchronous generator; renewable energy; wind generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), 2012 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Sorrento

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1299-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDAM.2012.6264614

Filename

6264614