Feedback control simulation of power electronic converters for renewable energies

Author

Cova, P. ; Bernardoni, M. ; Bertoluzza, F.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. of Parma, Parma, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

9-11 June 2009

Firstpage

399

Lastpage

406

Abstract

A possible workflow for designing high power electronic converters for using with renewable sources, such as wind energy farms, is proposed. It takes care of both the control strategies and the electrical characteristics of the electron devices (as IGBTs and PiN diodes) used for the converter. The control feedback loop is designed by using a MATLAB/SIMULINKtrade based model, while a more detailed electron device behavior is investigated with other simulation tools, such as PSPICE, in order to obtain a correct evaluation of switching and conduction power losses and to estimate the efficiency of the converter. Application on a machine-side converter for wind turbine is shown.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; control system CAD; feedback; mathematics computing; power generation control; switching convertors; wind turbines; MATLAB/SlMULINK; PSPICE; conduction power losses; electron devices; feedback control; feedback loop; machine-side converter; power electronic converters; renewable energies; switching losses; wind energy farms; wind turbine; Electric variables; Electron devices; Feedback control; Feedback loop; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Power electronics; SPICE; Wind energy; AC-DC power conversion; Power system control; Power system modeling; Wind power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Clean Electrical Power, 2009 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Capri

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2543-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2544-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCEP.2009.5212024

Filename

5212024