Wave energy collected by the power take-off system of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is highly fluctuating due to the wave characteristics. Therefore, an energy storage system is generally needed to absorb the energy fluctuation to provide a smooth electrical energy generation. This paper focuses on the design optimization of a Hydraulic Energy Storage and Conversion (HESC) system for WECs. The ...

This paper describes the modeling and simulation of a wind energy conversion system in Matlab/Simulink environment. The wind energy conversion system consists of a wind turbine, gear box, and induction generator. The dynamic model of a 30 kW induction generator is used for performance testing of the proposed system. Simulink models of the individual components of wind energy conversion are form...

A robust control algorithm is always needed to harvest maximum power from a Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) by operating it consistently at Maximum Power Point (MPP) in the presence of wind speed variations. In this work, Tracking (MPPT) designed via Conventional Sliding Mode Control (CSMC), Super Twisting Algorithm (STA), and Real (RTA) applied Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG...

This paper presents a hybrid intelligent control method that enables frequency support control for permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) wind turbines. The proposed method for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) is designed to have PMSG modeling and full-scale back-to-back insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) converters comprising the machine and grid side. The controller of th...

The wind energy is free, inexhaustible and it produces no waste or greenhouse gases. Furthermore, it is a good method of supplying energy to remote areas. With growing application of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), various technologies are developed for them. Squirrel cage induction motors are the most commonly used electrical machine in AC drives. In this paper, a new wind energy conve...

Research about dynamic models for grid-connected wind energy conversion systems is one of the challenges to achieve knowledge for the ongoing change due to the intensification of using wind energy in nowadays. This book chapter is an involvement on those models, but dealing with wind energy conversion systems consisting of wind turbines with permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG) and fu...

One of the disadvantages in Connection of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) to transmission networks is plentiful turbulence of wind speed. Therefore effects of this problem must be controlled. owadays, pitch-controlled WECSs are increasingly used for variable speed and pitch wind turbines. Megawatt class wind turbines generally turn at variable speed in wind farm. Thus turbine operation m...

Wind turbines are increasingly becoming significant components of power systems. To evaluate competing wind energy conversion technologies, a real-time Wind Turbine Emulator, which emulates the dynamic torque produced by an actual turbine has been developed. This is necessary since the real world performance of a wind turbine, subjected to variable wind conditions is more difficult to evaluate ...

The aim of this paper is to propose different methods of control for a Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) used in wind energy conversion systems. This paper presents a comparative study on the performance of three control methods for DFIG wind turbine. The study focuses on the regulation of the active and reactive power exchanged between the generator and the grid by the generator inverter u...