A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine
Currently, wind power is the fastest-growing means of electricity generation in the world. To obtain the maximum efficiency from the wind energy conversion system, it is important that the control strategy design is carried out in the best possible way. In fact, besides regulating the frequency and...
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| author | Tania García-Sánchez Arbinda Kumar Mishra Elías Hurtado-Pérez Rubén Puché-Panadero Ana Fernández-Guillamón |
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| description | Currently, wind power is the fastest-growing means of electricity generation in the world. To obtain the maximum efficiency from the wind energy conversion system, it is important that the control strategy design is carried out in the best possible way. In fact, besides regulating the frequency and output voltage of the electrical signal, these strategies should also extract energy from wind power at the maximum level of efficiency. With advances in micro-controllers and electronic components, the design and implementation of efficient controllers are steadily improving. This paper presents a maximum power point tracking controller scheme for a small wind energy conversion system with a variable speed permanent magnet synchronous generator. With the controller, the system extracts optimum possible power from the wind speed reaching the wind turbine and feeds it to the grid at constant voltage and frequency based on the AC–DC–AC conversion system. A MATLAB/SimPowerSystems environment was used to carry out the simulations of the system. Simulation results were analyzed under variable wind speed and load conditions, exhibiting the performance of the proposed controller. It was observed that the controllers can extract maximum power and regulate the voltage and frequency under such variable conditions. Extensive results are included in the paper. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43a0a15106c14c7db2404a42360ca3612023-11-20T20:00:59ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-11-011321580910.3390/en13215809A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind TurbineTania García-Sánchez0Arbinda Kumar Mishra1Elías Hurtado-Pérez2Rubén Puché-Panadero3Ana Fernández-Guillamón4Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Dharan 56700, NepalDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Automatics, Electrical Eng. and Electronic Tech., Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, SpainCurrently, wind power is the fastest-growing means of electricity generation in the world. To obtain the maximum efficiency from the wind energy conversion system, it is important that the control strategy design is carried out in the best possible way. In fact, besides regulating the frequency and output voltage of the electrical signal, these strategies should also extract energy from wind power at the maximum level of efficiency. With advances in micro-controllers and electronic components, the design and implementation of efficient controllers are steadily improving. This paper presents a maximum power point tracking controller scheme for a small wind energy conversion system with a variable speed permanent magnet synchronous generator. With the controller, the system extracts optimum possible power from the wind speed reaching the wind turbine and feeds it to the grid at constant voltage and frequency based on the AC–DC–AC conversion system. A MATLAB/SimPowerSystems environment was used to carry out the simulations of the system. Simulation results were analyzed under variable wind speed and load conditions, exhibiting the performance of the proposed controller. It was observed that the controllers can extract maximum power and regulate the voltage and frequency under such variable conditions. Extensive results are included in the paper.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5809small windmaximum power point trackingtype 4variable speed wind turbinewind turbine control |
| spellingShingle | Tania García-Sánchez Arbinda Kumar Mishra Elías Hurtado-Pérez Rubén Puché-Panadero Ana Fernández-Guillamón A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine Energies small wind maximum power point tracking type 4 variable speed wind turbine wind turbine control |
| title | A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine |
| title_full | A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine |
| title_fullStr | A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine |
| title_short | A Controller for Optimum Electrical Power Extraction from a Small Grid-Interconnected Wind Turbine |
| title_sort | controller for optimum electrical power extraction from a small grid interconnected wind turbine |
| topic | small wind maximum power point tracking type 4 variable speed wind turbine wind turbine control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5809 |
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