Maximum power tracking control scheme for wind generator systems

dc.contributorEhsani, Mehrdad
dc.creatorMena Lopez, Hugo Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-15T00:03:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-16T00:21:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:54:49Z
dc.date.available2010-01-15T00:03:58Z
dc.date.available2010-01-16T00:21:32Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:54:49Z
dc.date.created2007-12
dc.date.issued2009-05-15
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this work is to develop a maximum power tracking control strategy for variable speed wind turbine systems. Modern wind turbine control systems are slow, and they depend on the design parameters of the turbine and use wind and/or rotor speed measurements as control variable inputs. The dependence on the accuracy of the measurement devices makes the controller less reliable. The proposed control scheme is based on the stiff system concept and provides a fast response and a dynamic solution to the complicated aerodynamic system. This control scheme provides a response to the wind changes without the knowledge of wind speed and turbine parameters. The system consists of a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), a passive rectifier, a dc/dc boost converter, a current controlled voltage source inverter, and a microcontroller that commands the dc/dc converter to control the generator for maximum power extraction. The microcontroller will also be able to control the current output of the three-phase inverter. In this work, the aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbines and the power conversion system topology are explained. The maximum power tracking control algorithm with a variable step estimator is introduced and the modeling and simulation of the wind turbine generator system using the MATLAB/SIMULINK? software is presented and its results show, at least in principle, that the maximum power tracking algorithm developed is suitable for wind turbine generation systems.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2063
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85828
dc.subjectWind Power
dc.subjectWind energy
dc.subjectMaximun power controller
dc.titleMaximum power tracking control scheme for wind generator systems
dc.typeBook
dc.typeThesis

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