This work proposes a novel control scheme for a variable speed wind turbine system based on the permanent magnet synchronous generator. Regions II and III for a wind speed profile are considered, hence the control is designed for maximizing the generated power from the wind turbine when the wind speed is below the nominal wind speed, and to saturate the generated power when the wind speed is ab...

This paper is a part of a research project to study the dynamics and control of distributed resources (DRs) in the deregulated electric power industty’. It reflects the need to look at large wind farms as power plants, as a result of the increased penetration of wind energy in the power systems many places in the world. To obtain an optimal integration of high penetration of wind energy in the ...

The development of large scale wind farms that can compete with conventional energy resources presents significant challenges to today’s wind energy industry. A powerful solution to these daunting challenges can be offered by a synergistic consideration of the key design elements (turbine selection and placement) and the variations in the natural resource. This paper significantly advances the ...

In order to meet increasing power demand, taking into account economical and environmental factors, wind energy conversion is gradually gaining interest as a suitable source of renewable energy. In this paper, The modeling of the Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) with Matrix converter i s p r o p o s e d . The matrix converter, as a power electronic converter, is used to interface the induct...

The new grid regulations require that a grid-connected wind farm acts as a single controllable power producer. To meet this requirement a traditional wind farm control structure, which allowed individual wind turbines to internally define their power production, has to be modified. This paper investigates the opportunity for wind turbine load reduction that arises from dynamic power control of ...

Bearings are an essential part of turbine generators and gearboxes. Dynamic and unpredictable stress causes the bearings to wear prematurely, leading to increased turbine maintenance costs, and could lead to sudden, expensive turbine breakdowns. Over temperature impacts the performance of turbine bearings. In this paper, data mining is applied to identify bearing faults in wind turbines. Histor...

This paper presents innovative filtering and reconstruction techniques of nacelle LiDAR data, and exploitation of obtained wind anticipation capabilities for wind turbine control strategy. The implemented algorithms are applied under industrial constraints, on a MAIA EOLIS wind turbine, equipped with a LEOSPHERE 5-beams pulsed LiDAR, during experimental campaigns of SMARTEOLE collaborative proj...

ABSTRACT: The wind turbine generator is operated such that the rotor speed varies according to wind speed to adjust the duty cycle of power converter and maximizes wind energy conversion system efficiency. The rotating speed of permanent-magnet generator should be adjusted in the real time to capture maximum wind power. This paper proposes a quite simple maximum power point tracking control sch...

Impeller (blade and wheel) is one of the key components of wind turbine. According to different degrees of leaf and root damage and hub damage amount, a multi-objective scheduling model of wind farm with wind turbine impeller damage, wind turbine startup rate, and the uncertainty of the output of generator is established to improve the model output allocation strategy. Then optimize the model w...

(UC Berkeley/LBNL) for embarking on the initial analysis that formed the basis for this report, Eric Lantz (NREL) for guidance on the use of NREL's turbine cost and scaling model, and Naïm Darghouth (LBNL) for compiling data on wind turbine imports. The authors would also like to thank the following individuals for reviewing earlier drafts of this manuscript: and several anonymous reviewers. Of...