This paper presents a control strategy for a grid connected doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind energy conversion system (WECS).Control strategies for the grid side and rotor side placed in the rotor circuit of the Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) are presented along with the mathematical modeling of the Wind Energy Conversion System. In this control approach, wind generators ...

The operation of wind energy conversion systems mainly deals with variable and unpredictable wind regimes resulting in variable power efficiency. In addition, nowadays with the presence of high penetration level of wind farms integrated to power systems, stability and power quality problems might be addressed, when a disturbance event occurs. These challenges are worsened with significant degre...

A new maximum power extraction (MPE) controller for variable speed permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) wind energy conversion systems (WECS) is proposed. The proposed controller generates optimum speed reference signal for the speed control loop of the vector controlled machine side converter control system without requiring the knowledge of wind speed using only active power and air ...

This paper presents modeling, simulation and control of matrix converter (MC) for variable speed wind turbine (VSWT) system including permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). At a given wind velocity, the power available from a wind turbine is a function of its shaft speed. In order to track maximum power, the MC adjusts the PMSG shaft speed.The proposed control system allowing independen...

This paper deals with the analysis, modeling, and control of a grid connected doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) driven by the wind turbine. Recent advancements in size and technology of wind turbines require sophisticated control systems to effectively optimize energy conversion and enhance grid integration. This article investigates the power flow analysis of grid connected Wind Energy Con...

This article introduces a new configuration of the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind energy conversion system (WECS) employing only reduced-size rotor side converter (RSC) in tandem with supercapacitor. In proposed structure, grid (GSC) utilized conventional DFIG-based WECSs is successfully eliminated. accomplished by hydraulic transmission (HTS) as continuously variable and shaf...