Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations

The large-scale wind energy conversion systems (WECS) based on a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) have recently gained attention due to their numerous economic and technological advantages. However, the rapid integration of WECS with standing power networks severely influenced the system&#x...

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Main Authors: Fatma El Zahraa Magdy, Hany M. Hasanien, Waheed Sabry, Zia Ullah, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli, Ahmed H. Yakout
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Published: IEEE 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10318125/
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author Fatma El Zahraa Magdy
Hany M. Hasanien
Waheed Sabry
Zia Ullah
Abdulaziz Alkuhayli
Ahmed H. Yakout
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Hany M. Hasanien
Waheed Sabry
Zia Ullah
Abdulaziz Alkuhayli
Ahmed H. Yakout
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description The large-scale wind energy conversion systems (WECS) based on a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) have recently gained attention due to their numerous economic and technological advantages. However, the rapid integration of WECS with standing power networks severely influenced the system’s reliability and stability; also, the DFIG rotor circuit experiences a substantial overcurrent due to grid voltage fluctuations. Indeed, these problems emphasize the significance of a DFIG’s low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capacity in maintaining the stability of the electrical grid during voltage fluctuations. To solve these challenges simultaneously, this research employs a metaheuristic optimization technique to regulate a doubly fed induction generator’s (DFIG) operation via a wind turbine (WT) system. The article proposes a novel Mountain Gazelle Optimizer (MGO) to optimize the proportional-integral (PI) controller gains for the DFIG system’s active and reactive power control to enhance the LVRT capability of Wind turbines linked to the power grid. In the proposed scheme, LVRT improvement is proportional to undershoot or overshoot, settlement time, and steady-state inaccuracy of voltage responses. The proposed control method is implemented in MATLAB by a detailed model of 9MW wind turbine, and its performance is validated and compared with traditional optimization control approaches. The suggested MGO method’s efficacy is demonstrated by the assessment and comparison to classic optimization-based PI controllers under various fault scenarios. The simulation results show that the optimized control method improved performance in terms of three-phase terminal voltage output responses, active power, reactive power demand to networks, and DC-Link voltage.
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spelling doaj.art-d046efb751ec43a58124eacb2a2fffbd2023-11-24T00:01:23ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362023-01-011112947912949210.1109/ACCESS.2023.333266610318125Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power StationsFatma El Zahraa Magdy0Hany M. Hasanien1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-6423Waheed Sabry2Zia Ullah3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-3564Abdulaziz Alkuhayli4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5924-534XAhmed H. Yakout5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2842-5225Department of Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptGiza Engineering Institute, Cairo, EgyptSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptThe large-scale wind energy conversion systems (WECS) based on a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) have recently gained attention due to their numerous economic and technological advantages. However, the rapid integration of WECS with standing power networks severely influenced the system’s reliability and stability; also, the DFIG rotor circuit experiences a substantial overcurrent due to grid voltage fluctuations. Indeed, these problems emphasize the significance of a DFIG’s low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capacity in maintaining the stability of the electrical grid during voltage fluctuations. To solve these challenges simultaneously, this research employs a metaheuristic optimization technique to regulate a doubly fed induction generator’s (DFIG) operation via a wind turbine (WT) system. The article proposes a novel Mountain Gazelle Optimizer (MGO) to optimize the proportional-integral (PI) controller gains for the DFIG system’s active and reactive power control to enhance the LVRT capability of Wind turbines linked to the power grid. In the proposed scheme, LVRT improvement is proportional to undershoot or overshoot, settlement time, and steady-state inaccuracy of voltage responses. The proposed control method is implemented in MATLAB by a detailed model of 9MW wind turbine, and its performance is validated and compared with traditional optimization control approaches. The suggested MGO method’s efficacy is demonstrated by the assessment and comparison to classic optimization-based PI controllers under various fault scenarios. The simulation results show that the optimized control method improved performance in terms of three-phase terminal voltage output responses, active power, reactive power demand to networks, and DC-Link voltage.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10318125/Doubly fed induction generatorlow-voltage ride-through capabilitymetaheuristic optimizationmountain gazelle optimizerwind energy conversion systems
spellingShingle Fatma El Zahraa Magdy
Hany M. Hasanien
Waheed Sabry
Zia Ullah
Abdulaziz Alkuhayli
Ahmed H. Yakout
Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
IEEE Access
Doubly fed induction generator
low-voltage ride-through capability
metaheuristic optimization
mountain gazelle optimizer
wind energy conversion systems
title Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
title_full Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
title_fullStr Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
title_full_unstemmed Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
title_short Mountain Gazelle Algorithm-Based Optimal Control Strategy for Improving LVRT Capability of Grid-Tied Wind Power Stations
title_sort mountain gazelle algorithm based optimal control strategy for improving lvrt capability of grid tied wind power stations
topic Doubly fed induction generator
low-voltage ride-through capability
metaheuristic optimization
mountain gazelle optimizer
wind energy conversion systems
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10318125/
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