Wind Energy Conversion Systems Based on a Synchronous Generator: Comparative Review of Control Methods and Performance

Amir Raouf, Kotb B. Tawfiq (), Elsayed Tag Eldin (), Hossam Youssef and Elwy E. El-Kholy
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Amir Raouf: Department of Electrical Technology, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo 11835, Egypt
Kotb B. Tawfiq: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom 32511, Egypt
Elsayed Tag Eldin: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, Cairo 11835, Egypt
Hossam Youssef: Department of Electrical Technology, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo 11835, Egypt
Elwy E. El-Kholy: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom 32511, Egypt

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-22

Abstract: Recently, controlling a wind energy conversion system (WECS) under fluctuating wind speed and enhancing the quality of power delivered to the grid has been a demanding challenge for many researchers. This paper provides a comprehensive review of synchronous generator-based WECSs. This paper will investigate the growth of wind energy in Egypt and throughout the world, as well as the technological and financial significance of wind energy. The block diagram of a typical grid-connected WECS, power control techniques, characteristic power curve-based maximum power point tracking (MPPT), and MPPT techniques are also presented in this study. Moreover, this study compares different power converter topologies for grid-connected and independent WECSs that use a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG).

Keywords: wind turbine (WT); maximum power point tracking (MPPT); optimal torque control (OTC); power signal feedback (PSF); tip speed ratio (TSR); hill climb search (HCS); perturbation and observation (P&O); incremental conductance (INC); permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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