The rapid depletion of conventional sources for power generation necessitates the need of renewable energy power plants. Renewable sources primarily wind and solar are available free of cost and counts for cleaner source of energy thereby reducing environmental concern. The potential of wind energy needs to be harnessed effectively for optimum power generation. Present research aims at comparis...

A smart pitch control strategy for a variable speed doubly fed wind generation system is presented in this article. Nonlinear as well as linearized dynamic models of the wind system pitch controller and the doubly fed induction generator including the drive train are developed. A PI controller is employed to generate the appropriate pitch angle for varying wind speed conditions. An adaptive art...

The estimation of flicker emission by a wind park is a complex issue because the network is shared with other loads or generators, even with other wind parks, which contribute to the flicker level. This estimation can be done by means of simulation as depicted in international standards, where the wind turbine generator (WTG) is simulated with a fictitious network, and the results of flicker em...

This paper presents a novel type of variable speed wind turbine with a new drive train different from the variable speed wind turbine commonly used nowadays. In this concept, a synchronous generator is directly coupled with the grid, therefore, the wind turbine transient overload capability and grid voltage support capability can be significantly improved. An electromagnetic coupling speed regu...

Components of wind turbines are subjected to asymmetric loads caused by variable wind conditions. Carbon brushes are critical components of the wind turbine generator. Adequately maintaining and detecting abnormalities in the carbon brushes early is essential for proper turbine performance. In this paper, data-mining algorithms are applied for early prediction of carbon brush faults. Predicting...

In order to broaden the limited utilization range of wind power and improve the charging and discharging control performance of the storage battery in traditional small wind power generation systems, a wind power system based on a vertical-axis off-grid induction generator is proposed in this paper. The induction generator not only can run in a wide wind speed range but can also assist the vert...

Modern utility-scale wind turbines are typically controlled using yaw, generator torque, and blade pitch actuation (Pao and Johnson, 2011). The yaw motor is used to align the rotor with the wind direction for the purpose of maximizing power capture. Generator torque is controlled during below-rated (region 2) operation to maximize power capture by maintaining the optimal tip speed ratio. In abo...

Renewable wind generation presents many challenges for accurate and timely generation forecasts due to site topology, turbine layout and their potential wake effects and local network constraints, particularly for generators operating in fast changing, low or high wind resource conditions. Internationally, short term generation forecasting for wind power plants has become a critical issue for m...

Faults of wind turbine generator electromechanical parts are common and very expensive. This paper introduces a generator fault-tolerant control scheme for variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbines that can be applied regardless to the AC generator used. The focus is on generator stator isolation inter-turn fault that can be diagnosed and characterised before triggering the safety device. An ...