A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system

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, Abu-Siada, Ahmed, Islam, Syed, Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elixir 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48085
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author Khamaira, Mahmoud
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
author_facet Khamaira, Mahmoud
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
author_sort Khamaira, Mahmoud
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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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). The charging and discharging of the coil are controlled by controlling the duty cycle of the switches of the dc-dc chopper. Simulation results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed topology in improving the overall performance of the WECS system under study.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-480852017-01-30T15:37:24Z A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system Khamaira, Mahmoud Abu-Siada, Ahmed Islam, Syed Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat Grid codes Wind energy conversion system Doubly fed induction generator 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). The charging and discharging of the coil are controlled by controlling the duty cycle of the switches of the dc-dc chopper. Simulation results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed topology in improving the overall performance of the WECS system under study. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48085 Elixir fulltext
spellingShingle Grid codes
Wind energy conversion system
Doubly fed induction generator
Khamaira, Mahmoud
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Masoum, Mohammad Sherkat
A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title_full A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title_fullStr A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title_full_unstemmed A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title_short A new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
title_sort new topology for doubly fed induction generator to improve the overall performance of wind energy conversion system
topic Grid codes
Wind energy conversion system
Doubly fed induction generator
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48085