–In contrast to conventional generators, self-excited induction generators are found to be most suitable machines for wind energy conversion in remote and windy areas due to many advantages over grid connected machines. However such machines exhibits poor performance in terms of voltage and frequency under frequent variations of operating speeds, which is a common feature in wind energy convers...

Variable speed operation of a wind turbine generator improves its energy capturing capability. Up to the present, the machines employed have been induction machines, conventional synchronous machines or DC machines. The major drawback of these machines is that a complicated arrangement of slip rings or commutators with brushes, and a full-rating power converter are required. Reliability and cos...

In this paper we propose a new configuration of the wind farm connecting with an electrical grid. The proposed Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) is based on a two stages six-leg matrix converter using to drive a two Doubly Fed Induction Machines operating at different wind speeds. Each Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) is controlled through the rotor currents using the Finite Set Model P...

The objective of this paper is to review direct-drive and geared generator systems and to identify suitable generator concepts for direct-drive wind turbines. The comparison of different generator systems in literature is discussed with the criteria based on the energy yield, cost, and weight. Different promising permanent-magnet (PM) machines proposed in literature are also discussed to find s...

The objective of this paper is to identify suitable generator concepts for direct-drive wind turbines by reviewing directdrive and geared generator systems. Usually, in literature, comparison of different generator systems is discussed with the criteria based on the energy yield, cost, and weight. Because direct-drive permanent-magnet machines are more superior in terms of the energy yield, rel...

Failure detection has always been a demanding task in the electrical machines community; it has become more challenging in wind energy conversion systems because sustainability and viability of wind farms are highly dependent on the reduction of the operational and maintenance costs. Indeed the most efficient way of reducing these costs would be to continuously monitor the condition of these sy...

This paper is the result of a study undertaken to assess the steady state and transient behavior of an Induction Generator (IG) driven by Mini Hydro or Wind turbines under grid abnormalities, as encountered in practice. Behavior under varying input power typically observed in wind machines is also reported. A computer simulation study was undertaken and results on a 220 KW Hydro machine and 55 ...

Development of large scale offshore wind and marine current turbine farms implies to minimize and predict maintenance operations. In director indirect-drive, fixedor variable-speed turbine generators, advanced signal processing tools are required to detect and diagnose the generator faults from vibration, acoustic, or generator current signals. The induction generator is traditionally used for ...

In this paper, the authors investigated a Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Wind Turbine (PMSG-WT). This study deals with control of the PWM back-to-back converter (AC/AC) of the wind turbine, since the average size of WTG installations has increased due to the advent of larger capacity machines, especially variable speed technology, this raise of integration rate of wind ener...

This paper proposes a novel axial flux switching permanent magnet generator for small wind turbine applications. Surface mounted axial flux switching permanent magnet (SMAFSPM) machine is a new type of these machines that is introduced in this paper. One of the most important challenges in optimal designing of this kind of machines, is ease of construction and maintenance. One of the main featu...