A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS

Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIGs) are currently extensively used in variable speed wind power plants due to their superior advantages that include reduced converter rating, low cost, reduced losses, easy implementation of power factor correction schemes, variable speed operation and four quadr...

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Main Authors: Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef, Abu-Siada, Ahmed, Islam, Syed, Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
Other Authors: A. Abu-Siada
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33919
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author Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
author2 A. Abu-Siada
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Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
author_sort Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef
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description Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIGs) are currently extensively used in variable speed wind power plants due to their superior advantages that include reduced converter rating, low cost, reduced losses, easy implementation of power factor correction schemes, variable speed operation and four quadrants active and reactive power control capabilities. On the other hand, DFIG sensitivity to grid disturbances, especially for voltage sags represents the main disadvantage of the equipment. In this paper, a coil is proposed to be integrated within the DFIG converters to improve the overall performance of a DFIG-based wind energy conversion system (WECS). A proportional integral (PI) controller to control the charging and discharging of the coil is introduced. Simulation results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed topology in improving the overall performance of the WECS under study.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-339192023-02-27T07:34:31Z A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef Abu-Siada, Ahmed Islam, Syed Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat A. Abu-Siada M. A. S. Masoum DFIG Grid codes WECS Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIGs) are currently extensively used in variable speed wind power plants due to their superior advantages that include reduced converter rating, low cost, reduced losses, easy implementation of power factor correction schemes, variable speed operation and four quadrants active and reactive power control capabilities. On the other hand, DFIG sensitivity to grid disturbances, especially for voltage sags represents the main disadvantage of the equipment. In this paper, a coil is proposed to be integrated within the DFIG converters to improve the overall performance of a DFIG-based wind energy conversion system (WECS). A proportional integral (PI) controller to control the charging and discharging of the coil is introduced. Simulation results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed topology in improving the overall performance of the WECS under study. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33919 10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966640 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle DFIG
Grid codes
WECS
Khamaira, Mahmoud Yousef
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title_full A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title_fullStr A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title_full_unstemmed A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title_short A New Control Approach to Improve the Overall Performance of DFIG-based WECS
title_sort new control approach to improve the overall performance of dfig-based wecs
topic DFIG
Grid codes
WECS
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33919