This chapter introduces the operation and control of a Doubly-fed Induction Generator (DFIG) system. The DFIG is currently the system of choice for multi-MW wind turbines. The aerodynamic system must be capable of operating over a wide wind speed range in order to achieve optimum aerodynamic efficiency by tracking the optimum tip-speed ratio. Therefore, the generator’s rotor must be able to ope...

To meet the strict criteria of grid codes for the integrated wind farm with the grid has become a major point of concern for engineers and researchers today. Moreover voltage stability is a key factor for the stable operation of grid connected wind farm during fault ride through and grid disturbances. This paper investigates the implementation and comparison of FACTS devices like STATCOM and SV...

-In this paper we present a new control structure to extract the maximum power of a wind energy conversion system based on the double fed induction generator (DFIG). The proposed algorithm combines the nonlinear Backstepping approach and the field orientation scheme applied to control the rotor side converter (RSC) and the grid side converter (GSC) of the DFIG. The proposed strategy is asymptot...

Grid disturbances, especially grid faults, have very unfavorable effect on the performance of wind turbine based Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG). In this study active and reactive powers control of DFIG with STATCOM has been carried out to improve Fault Ride Through (FRT) capability of a wind turbine. In order to excel improvement of the DFIG behavior under grid fault disturbances, an opt...

The wind turbine technology is now a developed technology. Modern wind technology incorporates each aspect of grid integration, stability and power quality issues in the arena of reliable power production to user end or utility. The paper provides cumulative modernization of wind turbine technology through literature survey of wind turbine configurations followed by discussion of different cont...

Real-time simulation of a three-terminal high-voltage directcurrent (HVDC) grid connected to a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind farm has been presented in this paper. A recently invented control strategy, known as powersynchronization control, is applied for the integration of the wind farm to the HVDC grid. The dynamic performance study of the system under normal wind power flu...

This paper presents a control method, which reduces the pulsating torque and DC voltage problems of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind turbine system. To reduce the torque and power ripple, a current control scheme consisting of a proportional integral (PI) controller is presented in a positive synchronously rotating reference frame, which is capable of providing precise current...

Considering the importance of perturbations during short circuit (SC) in power conversion devices, this study designed to find out the efficacy of symmetrical short circuit (SSC) of the synchronous generator (SG) and doubly fed induction generators (DFIG). Both wind power systems were separately built (Park’s model) and simulated. Simulation results showed that the DFIG is more efficient, fault...

The doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) produces the reactive power to maintain its constant voltage operation. Firstly, the principle of the constant voltage control system for double-fed wind turbines is researched, and the influence on DFIG terminal voltage when the wind speed changes and the grid voltage sags is analyzed. Secondly, self-tuning PI control algorithm based on BP neural netwo...

Variable speed operation is essential for large wind turbines in order to optimize the energy capture under variable wind speed conditions. Variable speed wind turbines require a power electronic interface converter to permit connection with the grid. The power electronics can be either partially-rated or fully-rated [1]. A popular interface method for large wind turbines that is based on a par...