Vibration Performance, Stability and Energy Transfer of Wind Turbine Tower via Pd Controller

In this paper,we studied the vibration performance,energy transfer and stability of the offshore wind turbine tower system under mixed excitations.The method of multiple scales is utilized to calculate the approximate solutions of wind turbine system.The proportional-derivative controller was applied for reducing the oscillations of the controlled system.Adding the controller to single degree of freedom system equation is responsible for energy transfers in offshore wind turbine tower system.The steady state solution of stability at worst resonance cases is studied and examined.The offshore wind turbine system behavior was studied numerically at its different parameters values.Furthermore,the response and numerical results were obtained and discussed.The stability is also analyzed using technique of phase plane and equations of frequency response.In addition,the numerical results and comparison between analytical and numerical solutions were obtained with MAPLE and MATLAB algorithms.

PI-MPC Frequency Control of Power System in the Presence of DFIG Wind Turbines

For the recent expansion of renewable energy applications, Wind Energy System (WES) is receiving much interest all over the world. However, area load change and abnormal conditions lead to mismatches in frequency and scheduled power interchanges between areas. These mismatches have to be corrected by the LFC system. This paper, therefore, proposes a new robust frequency control technique involving the combination of conventional Proportional-Integral (PI) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) controllers in the presence of wind turbines (WT). The PI-MPC technique has been designed such that the effect of the uncertainty due to governor and turbine parameters variation and load disturbance is reduced. A frequency response dynamic model of a single-area power system with an aggregated generator unit is introduced, and physical constraints of the governors and turbines are considered. The proposed technique is tested on the single-area power system, for enhancement of the network frequency quality. The validity of the proposed method is evaluated by computer simulation analyses using Matlab Simulink. The results show that, with the proposed PI-MPC combination technique, the overall closed loop system performance demonstrated robustness regardless of the presence of uncertainties due to variations of the parameters of governors and turbines, and loads disturbances. A performance comparison between the proposed control scheme, the classical PI control scheme and the MPC is carried out confirming the superiority of the proposed technique in presence of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) WT.

OBSO Based Fractional PID for MPPT-Pitch Control of Wind Turbine Systems

In recent times,wind energy receives maximum attention and has become a significant green energy source globally.The wind turbine(WT)entered into several domains such as power electronics that are employed to assist the connection process of a wind energy system and grid.The turbulent characteristics of wind profile along with uncertainty in the design of WT make it highly challenging for prolific power extraction.The pitch control angle is employed to effectively operate the WT at the above nominal wind speed.Besides,the pitch controller needs to be intelligent for the extraction of sustainable secure energy and keep WTs in a safe operating region.To achieve this,proportional–integral–derivative(PID)controllers are widely used and the choice of optimal parameters in the PID controllers needs to be properly selected.With this motivation,this paper designs an oppositional brain storm optimization(OBSO)based fractional order PID(FOPID)design for sustainable and secure energy in WT systems.The proposed model aims to effectually extract the maximum power point(MPPT)in the low range of weather conditions and save the WT in high wind regions by the use of pitch control.The OBSO algorithm is derived from the integration of oppositional based learning(OBL)concept with the traditional BSO algorithm in order to improve the convergence rate,which is then applied to effectively choose the parameters involved in the FOPID controller.The performance of the presented model is validated on the pitch control of a 5 MW WT and the results are examined under different dimensions.The simulation outcomes ensured the promising characteristics of the proposed model over the other methods.

Platform motion minimization using model predictive control of a floating offshore wind turbine

Wind turbines are installed offshore with the assistance of a floating platform to help meet the world’s increasing energy needs.However,the incident wind and extra incident wave disturbances have an impact on the performance and operation of the floating offshore wind turbine(FOWT)in comparison to bottom-fixed wind turbines.In this paper,model predictive control(MPC)is utilized to overcome the limitation caused by platform motion.Due to the ease of control synthesis,the MPC is developed using a simplified model instead of high fidelity simulation model.The performance of the controller is verified in the presence of realistic wind and wave disturbances.The study demonstrates the effectiveness of MPC in reducing platform motions and rotor/generator speed regulation of FOWTs.

Fractional-Order Control of a Wind Turbine Using Manta Ray Foraging Optimization

In this research paper,an improved strategy to enhance the performance of the DC-link voltage loop regulation in a Doubly Fed Induction Generator(DFIG)based wind energy system has been proposed.The proposed strategy used the robust Fractional-Order(FO)Proportional-Integral(PI)control technique.The FOPI control contains a non-integer order which is preferred over the integer-order control owing to its benefits.It offers extra flexibility in design and demonstrates superior outcomes such as high robustness and effectiveness.The optimal gains of the FOPI controller have been determined using a recent Manta Ray Foraging Optimization(MRFO)algorithm.During the optimization process,the FOPI controller’s parameters are assigned to be the decision variables whereas the objective function is the error racking that to be minimized.To prove the superiority of the MRFO algorithm,an empirical comparison study with the homologous particle swarm optimization and genetic algorithm is achieved.The obtained results proved the superiority of the introduced strategy in tracking and control performances against various conditions such as voltage dips and wind speed variation.

PMSG Wind Energy Conversion System: Modeling and Control

In this paper, a model of a variable speed wind turbine using a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) is presented and the control schemes are proposed. The model presents the aerodynamic part of the wind turbine, the mechanic and the electric parts. Simulations have been conducted with Matlab/Simulink to validate the model and the proposed control schemes.

Coordinated voltage control of renewable energy power plants in weak sending-end power grid

The utilization of renewable energy in sending-end power grids is increasing rapidly,which brings difficulties to voltage control.This paper proposes a coordinated voltage control strategy based on model predictive control(MPC)for the renewable energy power plants of wind and solar power connected to a weak sending-end power grid(WSPG).Wind turbine generators(WTGs),photovoltaic arrays(PVAs),and a static synchronous compensator are coordinated to maintain voltage within a feasible range during operation.This results in the full use of the reactive power capability of WTGs and PVAs.In addition,the impact of the active power outputs of WTGs and PVAs on voltage control are considered because of the high R/X ratio of a collector system.An analytical method is used for calculating sensitivity coefficients to improve computation efficiency.A renewable energy power plant with 80 WTGs and 20 PVAs connected to a WSPG is used to verify the proposed voltage control strategy.Case studies show that the coordinated voltage control strategy can achieve good voltage control performance,which improves the voltage quality of the entire power plant.

Robust nonlinear control strategy to maximize energy capture in a variable speed wind turbine with an internal induction generator

This paper proposes a control strategy to maximize the wind energy captured in a variable speed wind turbine, with an internal induction generator, at low to medium wind speeds. The proposed strategy controls the tipspeed ratio, via the rotor angular speed, to an optimum point at which the efficiency constant （or power coefficient） is maximum for a particular blade pitch angle and wind speed. This control method allows for aerodynan^c rotor power maximization without exact wind turbine model knowledge. Representative numerical results demonstrate that the wind turbine can be controlled to achieve near maximum energy capture.

Robust nonlinear controller design of wind turbine with doubly fed induction generator by using Hamiltonian energy approach

Based on Hamiltonian energy theory, this paper proposes a robust nonlinear controller for the wind turbine with doubly fed induction generator （DFIG）, such that the closed-loop system can achieve its stability. Furthermore, in the presence of disturbances, the closed-loop system is finite-gain L2 stable by the Hamiltonian controller. The Hamiltonian energy approach provides us a physical insight and gives a new way to the controller design. The simulation results illustrate that the proposed method is effective and has its advantage.

Practical Realization of Optimal Auxiliary Frequency Control Strategy of Wind Turbine Generator

Adding the auxiliary frequency control function to the wind turbine generator(WTG)is a solution to the frequency security problem of the power system caused by the replacement of the synchronous generator(SG)by the WTG.The auxiliary frequency control using rotor kinetic energy is an economical scheme because the WTG still runs at the maximum power point during normal operation.In this paper,the functional optimization model of the auxiliary frequency control strategy of WTG is established.The optimal auxiliary frequency control strategy is obtained by solving the model numerically.As for the practical realization of the control strategy,the coordination of the auxiliary frequency control with the maximum power point tracking(MPPT)control is studied.The practical auxiliary frequency control strategy is modified to adapt to different power disturbances in the system,and the parameter setting method is also proposed.The sensitivity of system frequency to control parameters is studied.Finally,the simulation results verify the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed control strategy.

Smart load control of the large-scale offshore wind turbine blades subject to wake effect

The smart fatigue load control of a large-scale wind turbine blade subject to wake effect was numerically investigated in this paper. The performances were evaluated and compared at selected typical wind speeds within the whole operational region under three turbine layout strategies, i.e., column, row and array arrangements, together with a single turbine case as reference, utilizing our newly developed aero-servo-elastic platform. It was observed that not only the blade fatigue loads but the stabilities of power and collective pitch angle were effectively controlled for all cases, especially at the highest studied hub velocity of20 m/s, leading to the averaged reduction percentages in the standard deviations of the flapwise root moment, the flapwise tip deflection and the root damage equivalent load, of about 30.0 %, 20.0 % and 20.0 %, respectively. Furthermore, the control effectiveness gradually lessened in the sequences of single, column, row and array cases, with successively increasing effective turbulence intensity,within regions II and III. The performances in region III,associated with the impaired flow separation on the blade by the effective pitching action, were much better than those in region II, related to enhanced flow detachment. In addition,at the rated wind velocity, the control for the array case was superior over other three cases, which was thought to be originated from the more pitch activities to impair the uncontrolled flow separation on the blade surface.

Gain-scheduling control of a floating offshore wind turbine above rated wind speed

This paper presents an application of gain-scheduling(GS) control techniques to a floating offshore wind turbine on a barge platform for above rated wind speed cases. Special emphasis is placed on the dynamics variation of the wind turbine system caused by plant nonlinearity with respect to wind speed. The turbine system with the dynamics variation is represented by a linear parameter-varying(LPV) model, which is derived by interpolating linearized models at various operating wind speeds. To achieve control objectives of regulating power capture and minimizing platform motions, both linear quadratic regulator(LQR) GS and LPV GS controller design techniques are explored. The designed controllers are evaluated in simulations with the NREL 5 MW wind turbine model, and compared with the baseline proportional-integral(PI) GS controller and non-GS controllers. The simulation results demonstrate the performance superiority of LQR GS and LPV GS controllers, as well as the performance trade-off between power regulation and platform movement reduction.

Control System Development and Test for the Operation of a Micro-Grid System—PART II

This paper presents experimental development and performance testing of an active power controller for stable and reliable operation of a micro-grid system. In order to achieve accurate and fast power balance in a micro-grid system that contains renewable energy sources, power in the system has to be regulated continuously. Such an objective can be achieved using droop based alternating current control technique. Because the droop characteristic employed into the developed controller initiates to determine the power deviation in the system which is continuously regulated by controlling the current flow into dump power resistors. The designed controller is tested and validated using a micro-grid prototype in the laboratory environment for stand-alone mode of operation under various operating conditions. The key development in the micro-grid prototype is the development of a wind turbine simulator. A dSPACE ds1104 DSP board is used to implement and interface the designed controller with the micro-grid system. The experimental investigation of the developed controller presents the significant capability to achieve continuous power balance in the micro-grid system, while it maintains stable and reliable operation of the system. Finally, the power quality of the isolated micro-grid system is presented and discussed under the operation of the developed controller.

主动支撑电网的双馈风电场故障功率协调控制方法

风电持续开发建设使同步发电机渗透率降低,电力系统抗扰能力不断下降。双馈风电场(doubly-fed wind farm,DFWF)内部故障后,双馈风电机组(doubly-fed wind turbine,DFWT)的切除导致电力系统出现功率缺额,可能威胁系统安全稳定运行。为此,利用故障期间DFWT机械功率与电磁功率不平衡累积的暂态能量,提出了主动支撑电网的双馈风电场故障功率协调控制方法。分析了DFWF内部故障特征,提出了故障全过程功率协调控制的思想。推导了DFWF内部故障下DFWT的转速解析表达式,分析了DFWT暂态能量的特征并给出了最大暂态能量的计算方法。在此基础上,给出了DFWT功率支撑控制参考值与功率支撑控制时间的计算方法,并提出了DFWT故障功率协调控制策略。算例表明,DFWF故障功率协调控制可利用暂态能量最大限度地提供功率支撑,降低DFWF内部故障对电力系统的影响。

综掘工作面风流调控下风速及瓦斯粉尘浓度融合预测模型研究

针对综掘工作面传统的通风总量控制管理模式不能根据实际需求进行风流调控,造成瓦斯及粉尘聚集和污染隐患等问题,对风流调控下的风速及瓦斯粉尘浓度多源数据融合神经网络预测模型进行了研究。采用欧拉-拉格朗日法建立了风流调控下的瓦斯及粉尘气固耦合模型并进行了测试验证,模拟分析瓦斯和粉尘颗粒在综掘巷道的分布情况,获取大量不同风流调控方案下的风速及瓦斯粉尘浓度样本数据。采用多层感知器神经网络技术建立预测模型结构,选取对瓦斯及粉尘浓度具有较大影响的风流调控等参数作为输入层,根据风速及瓦斯粉尘的隐患位置确定输出层,对样本数据进行预处理,通过引入差分进化算法搜索最佳隐藏层节点数和学习率,利用TensorFlow框架搭建多源数据融合神经网络预测模型。以陕北某矿综掘工作面为研究对象,对不同风流调控方案进行预测和井下实测验证。结果表明:该模型相对误差最大值为9.7%,具有较高的准确性;选取出风口距端头最短距离5 m和最远距离10 m这2种工况下的最佳调控方案,与调控前相比,风速符合规范要求,端头死角区瓦斯体积分数分别降低34%和35%,回风侧人行处平均粉尘质量浓度分别降低40%和41%,司机处粉尘质量浓度分别降低38%和36%,研究可为风流调控提供参考。

面向电网最大频率偏差的风电机组短时频率支撑最优策略与机理

当电网出现有功缺额并导致频率跌落时,风电机组可以通过释放自身轴系动能为电网提供短时频率支撑(short-term frequency support,STFS)。如何利用有限的风电机组轴系动能最大限度地支撑电网频率,是当前研究的热点问题。针对风电机组可释放动能和电网频率变化率约束下的电网最大频率偏差最小化问题,该文提出一种基于有功功率互补控制(active-power complementation control,ACC)的风电机组STFS策略,揭示STFS过程中风电机组的最小动能释放机理,并证明采用ACC释放全部轴系动能的STFS策略为上述问题的最优解。最后,基于含风电的电网动模实验平台的实验结果验证该文提出STFS策略的可行性与频率支撑效果。

Wind turbines output power smoothing using embedded energy storage systems

The ability of an energy storage system to improve the performance of a wind turbine(WT)with a fully rated converter was evaluated,where the energy storage device is embedded in the direct current(dc)link with a bidirectional dc/dc converter.Coordinated dc voltage control design of the line-side converter and the energy storage dc/dc converters was proposed using a common dc voltage measurement for smoothing the output power.A transfer function and Bode diagram were introduced to analyze the system performance with different control parameters.MATLAB/Simulink simulations are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.It was found that the proposed methods smooth the power output from the WT to the grid and thus improve the quality of the generated power.

考虑虚拟控制参数调节的风储联合调频优化模型预测控制

为提高大规模风电并网后电网频率稳定性,降低风储系统调频成本,提出考虑虚拟控制参数调节的优化模型预测控制策略。首先,计及储能系统对电网惯性水平与阻尼能力的作用,引入双曲正切函数自适应调节储能系统虚拟控制参数,满足不同时段的调频需求。然后,基于风储系统状态方程建立预测模型,以频率偏差与调频成本最小为控制目标,设计自适应模型预测控制策略。最后,搭建仿真模型,在阶跃和连续负荷扰动工况下对不同控制策略的效果进行对比分析。结果表明,所提控制策略能够有效改善电网调频效果,优化储能系统和风电机组的出力,具有更优的协同控制性能。

微电网中考虑运行参数变化的双馈风电机组振荡特性研究

为了研究微电网内电力设备间的耦合及振荡特性,以双馈风电机组为例,基于暂态能量流法,计及风速和机组控制策略,推导双馈风电机组中风力机子系统、发电机及励磁子系统的能量函数;然后,研究风速、机组控制参数等运行参数变化时各个子系统能量消耗的变化机理,分析机组振荡特性;最后,在PSCAD/EMTDC平台建模仿真,分析运行参数变化时双馈风电机组的能量变化及功率振荡特性,并与特征值计算结果比较,验证分析的合理性,得到风速变化对双馈风电机组振荡的影响机理。

Deployment of wind turbine in between cement silos for small power generation

This study provides an overview of Building-Integrated Wind Turbines,focusing on cement silos as wind concentrators,along with determining the amount of power that could be connected without regard to wind direction.The motivation of this research is the intermittency issue of wind stream in an open environment and non-exploration of wind turbines between cement silos.Building-Augmented Wind Turbines provide 717 W of aerodynamic power at 16 m/s,whereas Standalone Wind Turbines produce 562 W.This is due to the wind speed acceleration between buildings,which causes a concentration effect.Meanwhile,using the simulation software ANSYS,the turbine geometry is developed utilising a Computational Fluid Dynamics evaluation.