Maximum Power Point Tracking in Variable Speed Wind Turbine Based on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Using Maximum Torque Sliding Mode Control Strategy

The present study was carried out in order to track the maximum power point in a variable speed turbine by minimizing electromechanical torque changes using a sliding mode control strategy. In this strategy, first, the rotor speed is set at an optimal point for different wind speeds. As a result of which, the tip speed ratio reaches an optimal point, mechanical power coefficient is maximized, and wind turbine produces its maximum power and mechanical torque. Then, the maximum mechanical torque is tracked using electromechanical torque. In this technique, tracking error integral of maximum mechanical torque, the error, and the derivative of error are used as state variables. During changes in wind speed, sliding mode control is designed to absorb the maximum energy from the wind and minimize the response time of maximum power point tracking(MPPT). In this method, the actual control input signal is formed from a second order integral operation of the original sliding mode control input signal. The result of the second order integral in this model includes control signal integrity, full chattering attenuation, and prevention from large fluctuations in the power generator output. The simulation results, calculated by using MATLAB/m-file software, have shown the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy for wind energy systems based on the permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG).

Modularity Techniques in High Performance Permanent Magnet Machines and Applications

This paper reviews the modularity techniques in the stator manufacture of permanent magnet machines for different applications.Some basic concepts of modular machines are firstly introduced.Modular machines for several typical applications are then described in details,including domestic appliances,automobiles and electric vehicles,more electric aircrafts and civic applications,wind power generators,etc.Besides,the influence of manufacture tolerance gaps and flux barriers on the electromagnetic performance is discussed.

A Novel Modified Fuzzy-predictive Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Based Wind Energy Conversion System

A wind energy conversion system(WECS)based on a permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG)is an effective solution for renewable energy generation in modern power systems.The main advantages of PMSG include high performance at high and low speeds,minimal control effort owing to lower rotor inertia,self-excitation,high reliability,and simplicity of structure compared with induction generators.However,the intermittent nature of wind energy implies that maximum efficiency is not obtained from this system.Accordingly,maximum power point tracking(MPPT)in wind turbine systems has been proposed to address this problem.Traditional MPPT strategies suffer from severe output power fluctuations,low efficiency,and significant ripples in turbine rotation speed.This paper presents a novel MPPT control strategy based on fuzzy logic control(FLC)and model predictive control(MPC)to extract the maximum power from a PMSG-WECS and control the machine-side and grid-side converters.The simulation results obtained from Matlab/Simulink confirm the superiority of the control model in eliminating the output power fluctuations of the wind generators and accurately tracking the maximum power point.A comparative study between conventional MPPT and control methods is also conducted.

Comparative Performance of Fixed-Speed and Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Generator Systems

In the early development of the wind energy, the majority of the wind turbines have been operated at constant speed. Subsequently, the number of variable-speed wind turbines installed in wind farms has increased. In this paper, a comparative performance of fixed and variable speed wind generators with Pitch angle control has been presented. The first is based on a squirrel cage Induction Generator （IG） of 315 kW rated power, connected directly to the grid. The second incorporated a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator （PMSG） of 750 kW rated power. The performances of each studied wind generator are evaluated by simulation works and variable speed operation is highlighted as preferred mode of operation.

Robust nonlinear control via feedback linearization and Lyapunov theory for permanent magnet synchronous generator-based wind energy conversion system

In this paper,the method for the nonlinear control design of a permanent magnet synchronous generator based-wind energy conversion system(WECS)is proposed in order to obtain robustness against disturbances and harvest a maximum power from a typical stochastic wind environment.The technique overcomes both the problem of nonlinearity and the uncertainty of the parameter compared to such classical control designs based on traditional control techniques.The method is based on the differential geometric feedback linearization technique(DGT)and the Lyapunov theory.The results obtained show the effectiveness and performance of the proposed approach.

Performance of a Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System with STATCOM as a Reactive Power Compensator

The paper deals with automatic reactive power control of an isolated wind-diesel hybrid power system. The power is generated by diesel engine and wind turbine as prime movers with electrical power conversion by permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and permanent-magnet induction generator (PMIG) respectively. The mathematical model of the system developed is based on reactive power flow equations. The paper investigates the dynamic performance of the hybrid system for 1% step increase in reactive power load with 1% step increase in input wind power.

A Fuzzy Logical MPPT Control Strategy for PMSG Wind Generation Systems

Making full use of wind power is one of the main purposes of the wind turbine generator control. Conventional hill climbing search （HCS） method can realize the maximum power point tracking （MPPT）. However, the step size of HCS method is constant so that it cannot consider both steady-state response and dynamic response. A fuzzy logical control （FLC） algorithm is proposed to solve this problem in this paper, which can track the maximum power point （MPP） quickly and smoothly. To evaluate MPPT algorithms, four performance indices are also proposed in this paper. They are the energy captured by wind turbine, the maximum power-point tracking time when wind speed changes slowly, the fluctuation magnitude of real power during steady state, and the energy captured by wind turbine when wind speed changes fast. Three cases are designed and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink respectively. The comparison of the three MPPT strategies concludes that the proposed fuzzy logical control algorithm is more superior to the conventional HCS algorithms.

永磁直驱型风机海上风电送出系统不对称接地及甩负荷电磁暂态研究

为明确海上风电交流送出系统过电压的特征与水平,需考虑风电机组的故障穿越特性。该文结合永磁直驱风机变流器的控制原理,提出海上风电送出系统不对称接地过电压的解析计算方法。基于PSCAD对风电机组进行精确电磁暂态建模与故障电压穿越测试,以国内某500 kV大规模海上风电工程为背景,仿真计算送出系统不对称接地及甩负荷过电压。结果表明:系统不对称接地过电压大小与风机正负序控制策略有关;海缆电网侧甩负荷将产生持续百ms的1.3 pu以上的暂态过电压,风机过电压保护动作延时越长,暂态过电压越严重。实际海上风电工程计算需紧密联系风机控制保护策略及其参数,并综合关键设备耐压水平进行评估,通过风机控制策略优化可以降低系统过电压水平。

虚拟惯量控制对直驱风电机组载荷影响的分析及评估

针对虚拟惯量控制诱发风电机组机械载荷的问题,开展虚拟惯量控制对采用直驱永磁同步发电机(D-PMSG)的风电机组载荷影响的理论分析和仿真评估研究。从叶片、塔筒等机械结构低阶模态出发,建立虚拟惯量控制下D-PMSG线性化多体动力学模型,并通过线性化多体动力学模型分析虚拟惯量控制对机组载荷的影响机理。采用软件联合建模方法,构建涵盖永磁同步电机及其控制、电网、机械和气动特性等的D-PMSG非线性机电耦合模型。依据冲击载荷最大值、最大变化幅度百分比及等值疲劳载荷等指标,通过所建立的非线性机电耦合模型仿真分析并量化评估虚拟惯量控制对机组冲击载荷和动态疲劳载荷的影响。结果表明,D-PMSG附加虚拟惯量控制后,电网侧频率突变会使得传动轴和塔底侧向出现显著冲击载荷,且其随虚拟惯量时间常数增大而增大,在湍流风运行工况下机组传动轴和塔底侧向等值疲劳载荷较无附加虚拟惯量控制均有所减小。

电流差动保护在海上风电低频送出线路中的适应性分析

低频输电技术在中远距离海上风电领域应用潜力巨大。电流差动保护是广泛应用的传统交流保护,面对电力电子型电源时其性能可能受到影响,故有必要研究其在海上风电低频输电系统中的适应性。文中基于故障复合序网推导了直驱风机和模块化多电平矩阵换流器的电源特性对故障电流的影响,理论分析了电流差动保护的适应性。为定量分析保护适应性,提出了基于改进节点方程的故障电气量计算方法,计算给定故障条件下的故障电流和保护判据取值,判断保护动作情况。研究表明,单相接地和两相短路时保护灵敏度降低,甚至可能拒动;两相接地和三相短路时,保护能正常动作。最后,建立PSCAD/EMTDC仿真模型验证了理论分析和计算方法的正确性。

永磁同步风力发电系统的最大功率跟踪模糊分数阶控制

在“双碳”背景下,风电作为零碳电力和新能源发电的主力军,在助力社会全面绿色低碳转型方面发挥了关键性作用。在保证发电稳定的前提下实现风能的最大化利用,提升风力发电系统发电量至为重要。文中针对永磁同一步风力发电系统的最大功率跟踪(maximum power point tracking, MPPT)问题进行研究。首先建立了永磁同步风力发电系统的机理仿真模型,用两电平双PWM全功率换流器连接风力发电机与电网。然后基于以上模型,分别设计了整数阶PI控制器、分数阶PI"控制器、模糊分数阶PP控制器以实现MPPT控制。最后对以上控制策略进行了仿真研究。结果表明,无论在阶跃风速还是随机风速下,模糊分数阶PU控制器相较于其他两种均具有更出色的MPPT性能与更强的鲁棒性。

永磁直驱风力发电机非奇异终端滑模控制

为提高永磁直驱风力发电系统的抗扰能力和控制精度,提出了一种扰动观测器与非奇异快速终端滑模控制相结合的最大功率跟踪控制策略。利用扰动观测器得到风力发电机的转矩变化,对控制器进行前馈补偿;采用非奇异快速终端滑模面提高控制器的动态性能,实现系统快速收敛,减少因扰动引起的抖振。仿真结果表明,所提策略在随机风速的情况下可以准确估计转矩变化,提高最大功率跟踪过程中的转速跟踪精度和风能利用率。

基于储能和无功优化的直驱机组海上风电场低电压穿越策略

针对直驱永磁机组海上风电场中的低电压穿越问题,提出了一种基于储能和无功优化的控制方案。采用锂电池作为分散式储能设备,吸收故障时刻直流母线上的多余功率,抑制电网故障时机组直流侧电压上升。同时根据各台机组的不同运行状况分配不同的无功指令,选取网侧变流器输出的有功功率、直流母线电压、机端电压作为评价指标,依据评价指标结果对风电场中各台风电机组低电压穿越能力进行评估,优化控制各台机组的无功出力,从而有效提高整个风电场的无功输出能力。以某海上风电场为例进行仿真分析,仿真结果表明了该方案能显著提高风电场低电压穿越能力。

Torque characteristics in a large permanent magnet synchronous generator with stator radial ventilating air ducts

In this study, we investigated the torque characteristics of large low-speed direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous generators with stator radial ventilating air ducts for offshore wind power applications. Magnet shape optimization was used first to improve the torque characteristics using two-dimensional finite element analysis（FEA） in a permanent magnet synchronous generator with a common stator. The rotor step skewing technique was then employed to suppress the impacts of mechanical tolerances and defects, which further improved the torque quality of the machine. Comprehensive three-dimensional FEA was used to evaluate accurately the overall effects of stator radial ventilating air ducts and rotor step skewing on torque features. The influences of the radial ventilating ducts in the stator on torque characteristics, such as torque pulsation and average torque in the machine with and without rotor step skewing techniques, were comprehensively investigated using three-dimensional FEA. The results showed that stator radial ventilating air ducts could not only reduce the average torque but also increase the torque ripple in the machine. Furthermore, the torque ripple of the machine under certain load conditions may even be increased by rotor step skewing despite a reduction in cogging torque.

集中绕组模块组合式定子结构对低速大功率永磁电机性能影响

针对集中绕组模块组合式定子结构对低速大功率直驱永磁同步电机性能的影响进行研究。首先介绍了模块化定子的分块规则和分块数。基于绕组函数法推导了单个定子单元模块在不同拆分方式下的绕组函数和电感表达式。基于有限元仿真先分析了仅绕组分块对电机性能影响;然后分析了冲片和绕组都分块对电机性能影响。通过对比空载和负载性能,总结出各种定子模块化拆分方案的优缺点,为大功率低速直驱永磁同步电机的模块化设计与制造建立了基础。

储能/发电机级联式供电系统功率传输控制策略

随着可再生能源渗透率的不断提升,区域电网惯性逐步降低,暂态支撑能力严重不足,给电网带来了一系列安全问题。文中提出一种储能与开绕组永磁同步发电机(open-winding permanent magnet synchronous generator,OW-PMSG)级联供电的新型分布式并网发电拓扑,在保证可再生能源消纳的前提下,重新利用原有柴油机,为电网提供功率后备以及惯量支撑。通过对OW-PMSG进行建模以及系统功率流矢量分析,设计基于源网相位差闭环控制的功率传输策略,实现发电机的稳定同步运行。基于该策略,拓扑中的储能变流器可具备同步发电机特性,实现了电网惯性和暂态支撑能力的进一步提升。仿真结果验证了所提控制策略的有效性。

永磁直驱风电系统MPPT无模型固定时间滑模控制

针对永磁直驱风力发电系统在最大功率跟踪过程中因内部参数变化和外部扰动导致跟踪性能下降的问题,提出一种无模型固定时间积分滑模控制(model free fixed-time integral sliding mode control,MFFTISMC)方法。首先,构建了永磁同步电机转速环的新型超局部模型。基于该模型,结合固定时间理论设计了无模型固定时间积分滑模控制器,确保系统状态固定时间内收敛,利用Lyapunov函数证明了该控制器的收敛性。同时,为提高系统的抗干扰能力和跟踪性能,设计扩张扰动观测器(extended disturbance observer,EDO)对新型超局部模型中的未知扰动在线估计并以前馈补偿的方式补偿给控制器。最后,通过仿真对比,验证了该方法具有响应速度快、抗扰能力强的特点,能够在风速突变情况下快速实现最大功率跟踪。

面向海上风电仿真的永磁同步发电机电磁暂态等效建模方法

海上风电的建模与仿真是构建新能源为主体的新型电力系统的关键支撑技术。永磁同步发电机(PMSG)作为直驱或半直驱机型的核心元件,现有模型存在一定的局限性:商业软件提供的灰箱模型无法得知建模原理,开放程度不够,限制了风电机组应用高效电磁暂态建模算法与并行加速算法;目前常用的PMSG建模方法无法生成接口与外电路连接;PMSG是同步发电机的一种,而同步发电机有不同阶数的数学模型,现有模型不便更改。针对上述问题,该文提出阶数可选的PMSG电磁暂态等效建模方法。首先对发电机电压、磁链方程进行离散化;然后通过单步长延时消除代数环,重构PMSG模型,推导得到其诺顿等效电路并构建模型整体仿真框架;最后,在RTDS仿真平台中进行仿真分析。结果表明四阶、二阶模型在场站级仿真具有适用性,而六阶模型实现了对基准模型的多工况高度拟合,平均相对误差小于4%,能够同时满足场站级与机组内部各仿真需求。

基于自抗扰控制策略的直接转矩风力发电系统研究

针对直接转矩控制的永磁直驱风力发电系统中系统未能较好地跟踪最大功率点的问题,提出将自抗扰控制策略加入风力发电系统机侧控制结构中以提高系统性能。基于风力机和永磁同步风力发电机数学模型,结合自抗扰控制的基本模型构建发电机自抗扰速度环,最后以Matlab/Simulink软件对所提控制策略进行仿真分析,对比传统PI控制直接转矩风电系统,自抗扰控制策略的引入可提升系统整体的抗干扰能力和跟踪性能。

14极12槽定子模块化永磁电机的性能分析

永磁电机的定子模块化结构有利于大型电机的制造、运输、组装和维护,对于可模块化且极数多于槽数的电机,定子模块化结构还能提高电机的部分性能。利用有限元软件分析了定子模块化结构对14极12槽永磁电机性能的影响,结果表明,模块化结构对定子磁密、转矩和损耗等参数有影响,可利用合适的模块间隙宽度来提高电机负载转矩并降低转矩脉动。