• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.869-875
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• 2012

Because of the nature of wind, the output power of wind turbines fluctuates according to wind speed variation. Therefore, many countries have set up wind-turbine interconnection standards usually named as Grid-Code to regulate the output power of wind farms to improve power system reliability and power quality. This paper proposes three operation modes of wind farms such as maximum power point tracking (MPPT) mode, single wind turbine control mode and wind farm control mode to control the output power of wind turbines as well as overall wind farms. This paper also proposes an operation scheme of wind farm to alleviate power fluctuation of wind farm by choosing the appropriate control mode and coordinating multiple wind turbines in consideration of grid conditions. The performance of the proposed scheme is verified via simulation studies in PSCAD/EMTDC with doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind turbine models.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2010

This paper proposes a new doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) system using a matrix converter controlled by direct duty ratio pulse-width modulation (DDPWM) scheme. DDPWM is a recently proposed carrier based modulation strategy for matrix converters which employs a triangular carrier and voltage references in a voltage source inverter. By using DDPWM, the matrix converter can directly and effectively generate rotor voltages following the voltage references within the closed control loop. The operation of the proposed DFIG system was verified through computer simulation and experimental works with a hardware simulator of a wind power turbine, which was built using a motor-generator set with vector drive. The simulation and experimental results confirm that a matrix converter with a DDPWM modulation scheme can be effectively applied for a DFIG wind power system.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.2268-2277
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• 2017

As constantly increasing wind power penetrates power grid, wind power plants (WPPs) are exerting a direct influence on the traditional power system. Most of WPPs are using variable speed constant frequency (VSCF) wind turbines equipped with doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs) due to their high efficiency over other wind turbine generators (WTGs). Therefore, the analysis of DFIG has attracted considerable attention. Precisely measuring optimum reference speed is basis of utilized maximum wind power in electric power generation. If the measurement of wind speed can be easily taken, the reference of rotation speed can be easily calculated by known system's parameters. However, considering the varying wind speed at different locations of blade, the turbulence and tower shadow also increase the difficulty of its measurement. The aim of this study is to design fuzzy controllers to replace the wind speedometer to track the optimum generator speed based on the errors of generator output power and rotation speed in varying wind speed. Besides, this paper proposes the fuzzy adaptive PID control to replace traditional PID control under rated wind speed in variable-pitch wind turbine, which can detect and analyze important aspects, such as unforeseeable conditions, parameters delay and interference in the control process, and conducts online optimal adjustment of PID parameters to fulfill the requirement of variable pitch control system.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.103-107
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• 2007

In doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs), control of rotor currents allows for adjustable speed operation, active, and reactive power control. This paper presents a DFIG control strategy that enhances the active and reactive power control with controllers that can compensate for the errors caused by current measurement path in the DFIG system. The errors can be divided into two categories: offset and scaling errors. These can induce the speed, active, and reactive power pulsations, which are one and two times the fundamental slip frequency in the DFIG. And these undesirable ripples can do the DFIG harm. In this paper, a new compensation algorithm is proposed. Therefore, the proposed algorithm has several advantages: to implement is easy; it require less computation time; it is robust with regard to the variation of the induction generator parameters. In this paper, a new algorithm is introduced by using the integral of phase currents to measure the current ripples of rotor-side converterin the DFIG system. The experiment results are shown the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2002년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.567-570
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• 2002

In variable speed wind power generating system connected in power grid, how to capture the maximum wind energy is most important thing Using the doubly fed induction machine as a generator in wind power generating system, it is possible to control the bidirectional slip power between grid and rotor side. This means that we can control the generating power under subsynchronous speed. To verify the theoretical analysis, computer simulation results using Psim program are presented to support the discussion.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.253-256
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• 2005

In this paper, doubly-fed induction-type wind power generation system simulation model for grid connection is developed. The simulation model is based on PSCAD/EMTDC and consists of rotor-blade, generator, power converter and controller. Simulation results are shown for the variable wind speed conditions. The simulation model can be utilized for study of actual interaction between wind turbine and grid for reliable operation and protection of power system.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1110-1122
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• 2018

This paper proposes an alternative method to evaluate the effect of wind power to the power system stability with small disturbance. Alternatively, available techniques for stability analysis of a power system based on deterministic methods are less accurate for high penetration of wind power. Numerical simulations of random behaviors are computationally expensive. A stochastic stability index (SSI) is proposed for the power system stability evaluation based on the theory of stochastic stability and energy function, specifically the stochastic derivative of the relative well-defined energy function and the critical energy. The SSI is implemented on the modified nine-bus system including wind turbines under different conditions. A doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine is characterized and modeled using measured wind data from several sites in Thailand. Each of the obtained wind power data is analyzed. The wind power effect is modeled considering the aggregated effect of wind turbines. With the proposed method, the system behavior is properly predicted and the stability is quantitatively evaluated with less computational effort compared with conventional numerical simulation methods.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2015

This paper investigates control algorithms for a doubly fed induction generator with a back-to-back three-level neutral-point clamped voltage source converter in a medium-voltage wind power system under unbalanced grid conditions. Negative sequence control algorithms to compensate for unbalanced conditions have been investigated with respect to four performance factors: fault ride-through capability, instantaneous active power pulsation, harmonic distortions, and torque pulsation. The control algorithm having zero amplitude of torque ripple indicates the most cost-effective performance in terms of torque pulsation. The least active power pulsation is produced by a control algorithm that nullifies the oscillating component of the instantaneous stator active and reactive power. A combination of these two control algorithms depending on operating requirements and depth of grid unbalance presents the most optimized performance factors under generalized unbalanced operating conditions, leading to a high-performance DFIG wind turbine system with unbalanced grid adaptive features.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 풍력발전시스템의 다양한 특성들을 고려한 DFIG풍력발전시스템 하드웨어 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 개발한 하드웨어 시뮬레이터는 유도전동기를 이용한 풍력터빈 모델과 이중여자 유도발전기 그리고 컨버터와 인버터로 구성된 Back-to-Back컨버터로 구성되었다. 특히 풍력터빈 시뮬레이터는 풍속계를 이용하여 실시간으로 풍속을 측정하고 측정된 바람으로 블레이드의 특성을 모의하였다. DFIG풍력발전 시뮬레이터에서 생산되는 전력은 MPPT제어를 수행하는 MSC(Machine Side Converter)와 DC link전압을 일정하게 제어하는 GSC(Grid Side Converter)에 의해 계통에 연계되어 운전한다. 제안하는 시스템은 PSCAD/EMTDC 프로그램을 이용하여 시뮬레이션 하였으며, 축소모형실험을 통해서 성능을 검증하였다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.81-84
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 대형 풍력발전시스템에서 신뢰성 및 품질에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 기계적인 부품에 있어서 증속기어를 제거함으로서 잠재적인 고장 및 전력품질 저하의 문제점을 해결하고자 한다. 제안된 방식은 회전가능한 고정자와 슬립링을 적용하고, 고정자를 회전시킴으로써 기존의 증속기를 갖는 풍력발전시스템과 유사한 발전특성을 확보하고자 한다. 또한, 제안된 방식의 동작과 성능을 확인하기 위해 PSIM 시뮬레이션 패키지를 사용하여 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 성능을 검증하였다.