Senanayaka UiA
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Acknowledgement
This work is part of the project performed by authors: Small Wind Turbine Optimized for Wind Low Speed Conditions
Pol-Nor/200957/47/2013
Aerodynamic Power extraction Control
It is important to limit the aerodynamic power extraction in
high wind speed conditions for safe operation. Some of availa-
ble control techniques are;
Furling Soft-stall control Passive pitching
Generator side Control
Main requirement of generator side control is controlling gen-
erator torque or speed in the optimum range. Two control
methods are available.
Direct torque control (DTC)
Field oriented control (FOC)
However FOC is widely used for the generator side control.
Three-phase dq transformation of stator current is required for
FOC. The PMSG generator torque control can be achieved by
controlling the Iq current component of the stator.
MPPT Control
The ultimate objective of wind turbine operation is to cap-
ture maximum available power from the wind turbine. There
are several control techniques available for this task;
Optimum tip speed control
Hill climbing and search
Power signal feed-back method
Fuzzy logic and Neural networks based control
Grid side Control
The main objective of grid side control is maintaining constant DC
voltage in the DC bus and providing reactive power requirement.
Most common method of controlling grid side converter is space
vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM). With this method, inde-
pendent active and reactive power control become possible.
The same method can be extended to use in both off-grid and grid-
connected applications.
Active and reactive Power Control
Voltage/frequency Droop control method can be used for active and
reactive power control.
Since grid-connected small wind generations are designed to feed
electricity to the distribution network, it is important to support
distribution network voltage changes and fault conditions for safe
operation.
Breaking chopper Control
The main objective of this control system is to control the DC
bus voltage in unstable operations of wind turbine.
When there is more energy feed from generator side than in-
jecting to the grid, the additional power can be dissipated
through a dummy resistor and it will help to keep constant
voltage in the DC bus.
Expected Project Works
Designing a sensor-less control system for estimating rotor speed, position and wind speed for maximum power point tracking.
Improve the generator side control system to capture energy at very low wind speeds and above rated wind speeds.
Include reactive power support and grid fault support which will improve the system as a reliable distributed generation system.
Development of circuits and Implementing the control algorithms .
Motivation
In modern renewable energy generation technologies, small wind turbines
have been focused as an attractive solution.
These micro generation wind turbines are suitable for both off-grid electric
requirements and grid-connected applications.
Small wind turbines give many advantages over large wind turbines;
Less environment impact
Improve the energy security via distributed generation etc.
The main design requirements in small wind turbine are;
Low cost
Improved reliability
Low noise level
High energy yield (especially at low and above rated wind speeds) etc.
To fulfil these requirements, optimum small wind turbine control system de-
signs are essential.
In this project we focus on control system optimization for horizontal axis
small wind turbines ( < 5 kW; PMSG ), which might be an ideal solution for
residential electricity requirements.
Control Systems for PMSG based Small Wind Turbines Jagath Sri Lal Senanayaka, Hamid Reza Karimi , Kjell G. Robbersmyr
Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Generator Selection
Both induction generators and permanent magnet synchro-
nous generators (PMSG) can be used in small wind turbine
applications.
However PMSG are more attractive in modern applications
due to its advantages such as;
Less weight and simple construction
Gear-box can be eliminated with multi-pole arrange-
ment etc.
Wind-spot 3.5 kW system includes a sophisticated passive pitching and it can produce electricity in high wind conditions also.
WT6500 system has a specially designed ring-generator, which is placed in the outer ring of wind turbine and it can produce
electricity in low wind conditions.
Architectural Wind ; A small modular wind turbine solution
Whisper 500 , 3 kW Wind turbine is a highly reliable two-bladed wind turbine , which is very popular in US market
Architectural small, modular wind turbine solution by AeroVironment Inc. is an unique solution for residential applica-
tions.
Southwest Wind-power Whisper 500 ; 3 kW Wind turbine Honeywell WT6500; 1.5 kW Wind Turbine Wind spot 3.5 Kw Wind turbine
A block diagram of PMSG based synchronous generator is shown in above figure. There are six control systems in this small wind tur-
bine which have to be optimized .
Some commercially available small wind turbine designs are shown in following pictures.
According to their design requirements and intended applications, each design has at least one unique control feature .