Real-Time Control of Active and Reactive Power for Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG)-Based Wind Energy Conversion System

Aman Abdulla Tanvir, Adel Merabet and Rachid Beguenane
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Aman Abdulla Tanvir: Division of Engineering, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
Adel Merabet: Division of Engineering, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
Rachid Beguenane: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada

Energies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: This paper presents the modeling, rapid control prototyping, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for real-time simulation and control of a grid-connected doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) in a laboratory-size wind turbine emulator for wind energy conversation systems. The generator is modeled using the direct-quadrature rotating reference frame circuit along with the aligned stator flux, and the field-oriented control approach is applied for independent control of the active and reactive power and the DC-link voltage at the grid side. The control of the active, reactive power and the DC-link voltage are performed using a back-to-back converter at sub- and super-synchronous as well as at variable speeds. The control strategy is experimentally validated on an emulated wind turbine driven by the Opal-RT real-time simulator (OP5600) for simultaneous control of the DC-link voltage, active and reactive power.

Keywords: doubly fed induction generator; wind energy conversion system; field oriented control; rapid control prototyping; hardware-in-the-loop (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: 2015
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