A Review On "Performance Analysis of PMSG in Wind Energy Conversion System"
A Review On "Performance Analysis of PMSG in Wind Energy Conversion System"
A Review On "Performance Analysis of PMSG in Wind Energy Conversion System"
A Review on
“Performance Analysis of PMSG in Wind
Energy Conversion System”
Dhirendra Deode1 Mr Nand Kishor Meena2
Student1, Asst Professor2
LNCT Bhopal Approved By AICTE & PCI, New Delhi &Affiliated to RGPV Bhopal
Abstract— The main object of this paper is to analyze A. Wind Turbine Configuration
performance and operation of PMSG connected with wind turbine In the wind turbine business there are basically two types
under varying wind speed in place of DFIG. In this system a
PMSG convert wind power into electrical power and transmit it to of turbines to choose from, vertical axis wind turbines and
an AC grid through an AC-DC-AC converter. We are going to use horizontal axis wind turbines. They both have their
a pitch angle control system to reduce output power variation in advantages and disadvantages and the purpose of this article
high rated wind speed areas. There are different types of is to help you choose the right system for your Application.
generators are present but the multiple pole PMSG is chosen as
its offers better performance since it does not have rotor current
and can be used without a gearbox which also implies a reduction
of weight of the nacelle and a reduction of the cost. Simulation of
the work is carried out in MATLAB/Simulink.
I. INTRODUCTION
Energy exists freely in nature some of them exist infinitely
never run out called Renewable Energy. With this in mind, it
is a lot easier to lay any type of energy source in its right
place. Let‟s look at this type of energy in the diagram below-
Fig. 2 Wind turbine configurations
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turbines ability to produce well in tumultuous wind the turbine; consequently they are inherently larger than
conditions. Vertical axis turbines are powered by wind those in the doubly fed generator.
coming from all 360 degrees, and even some turbines are The direct drive has the advantage of eliminating the
powered when the wind blows from top to bottom. Because speed-multiplying gear box. However since the turbine speed
of this versatility, vertical axis wind turbines are thought to be of the order of 30 rpm or less. However, the permanent
ideal for installations where wind conditions are not magnet alternator does not require any brushes, & the rotor
consistent, or due to public ordinances the turbine cannot be losses are nil. For this reasons, this arrangement is sometimes
placed high enough to benefit from steady wind. preferred in turbines that generate power in the 2 MW to 5
MW range.
IV. GENERATOR CONFIGURATION
There are different type of generator used in wind energy V. WIND ENERGY CONVERSION
conversion system (WECS). Such as induction generator Wind is air in motion. Wind is mainly formed due to the
(IG), double feed induction generator (DFIG) and permanent Earth‟s rotation and the uneven heating of Earth‟s surface by
magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The PMSG based sunrays. The sunrays cover a much greater area at the equator
on WECS can connect to the turbine without using gearbox. than at the poles. The hot air rises from the equator and
Wind turbine are classified with a view to the rotational expands toward the poles that cause wind. Air has a mass and
speed, the power regulation and the generator system, the mass in motion has a momentum. Momentum is a form of
turbines are classified into the geard and the direct drive energy that can be harvested.
types. The direct drive type is known with the advantages as ---------------(1)
it has a lower cast smaller size and consequently weight is Where-
used. Hear we consider two types generator with their basic - Power in wind (W/m2)
principles- Ρ – Air density (kg/m3)
Turbine driving a DFIG S – Projected area (m2) (Wind turbine rotor area)
V – Average wind speed (m/s)
The power increase with cube of wind speed
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----------(4) a. Pitch Controlled Wind Turbines
On a pitch controlled wind turbine the turbine's electronic
Where, 𝑃𝑚 is the mechanical output power of the turbine,
𝐶𝑃 is the performance coefficient of the turbine, 𝜌 is the air controller checks the power output of the turbine several
density, S is the turbine swept area, 𝑉𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑 is the wind speed, λ times per second. When the power output becomes too high,
is the tip speed ratio, β is the blade pitch angle. The tip speed it sends an order to the blade pitch mechanism which
ratio is defined as immediately pitches (turns) the rotor blades slightly out of the
wind. Conversely, the blades are turned back into the wind
--------------------(5)
whenever the wind drops again. The rotor blades thus have to
Where is the rotational speed (rad/sec), of the wind be able to turn around their longitudinal axis (to pitch) as
turbine, and R is the rotor radius (m), The mechanical torque shown in the picture. Note, that the picture is exaggerated:
is given by, During normal operation the blades will pitch a fraction of
a degree at a time - and the rotor will be turning at the same
--------------------(6) time.
Designing a pitch controlled wind turbine requires some
clever engineering to make sure that the rotor blades pitch
exactly the amount required. On a pitch controlled wind
turbine, the computer will generally pitch the blades a few
degrees every time the wind changes in order to keep the
rotor blades at the optimum angle in order to maximize
output for all wind speeds. The pitch mechanism is usually
operated using hydraulics.
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wind speeds, the machines will usually be programmed to author presented a wind turbine is direct-drive with
pitch their blades much like a pitch controlled machine at low permanent magnet synchronous generator is discussed. In [6]
wind speeds. (Often they use only a few fixed steps author discuss about the one-mass model is used for dynamic
depending upon the wind speed). model of PMSG-WT based on power system. In [7] author
When the machine reaches its rated power, however, you focuses on the interaction between wind farms and AC grid.
will notice an important difference from the pitch controlled The drive train can be treated as one-lumped mass model for
machines: If the generator is about to be overloaded, the the sake of time efficiency and acceptable precision is
machine will pitch its blades in the opposite direction from discussed. In[9] author present„s a multi mass drive train is
what a pitch controlled machine does. In other words, it will considered for small-signal stability studies of WECS with
increase the angle of attack of the rotor blades in order to DFIG but in[9] it is sufficient to consider the two mass model
make the blades go into a deeper stall, thus wasting the excess (one for the turbine, the other for the generator) is discussed .
energy in the wind. One of the advantages of active stall is
A. Different type of drive train model
that one can control the power output more accurately than
with passive stall, so as to avoid overshooting the rated power a. One mass drive train
of the machine at the beginning of a gust of wind. Another In a one-mass drive train model all inertia components are
advantage is that the machine can be run almost exactly at lumped together, i.e. modeled as a single rotating mass. The
rated power at all high wind speeds. A normal passive stall equation for the one-mass model is based on the second law
controlled wind turbine will usually have a drop in the of Newton, deriving the state equation for the rotor angular
electrical power output for higher wind speeds, as the rotor speed at the wind turbine given by
blades go into deeper stall.
The pitch mechanism is usually operated using hydraulics -----------------------(7)
or electric stepper motors.
As with pitch control it is largely an economic question Where J is the moment of inertia for blades, hub and
whether it is worthwhile to pay for the added complexity of generator, 𝑇𝑡 is the mechanical torque, 𝑇𝑔 is electrical
the machine, when the blade pitch mechanism is added. torque.
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Static excitation
Rotating exciter
Inductor alternator
Slipping devices
AC-commutator machines
Cage rotor
Multiple rotor
Wound rotor
Slip energy dissipation
Slip energy recovery
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B. Power Signal Feedback Control.
With this control the turbine maximum speed curves must
be known. With comparing the current speed and the stored
speed curves the controller and tracks the maximum power
point.
Fig.-12 Control of the phase angle C. Hill Climbing Searching Control.
This control is used in small turbines and is very similar to
MPPT scheme used in photovoltaic system. When the wind
turbine speed increases, the output power should normally
increase as well otherwise the speed should be decreased.
D. Sensor less Control.
Fig.-13 Control of modulation ratio m2 In the machine-side converter, control of the speed is
required to extract maximum power during speed variation.
X. MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING SYSTEM Presence of sensors for rotor speed and position signals has
The function of MPPT (maximum power point tracking) is effects on cost, system size and reliability. Therefore, sensor
to automatically adjust the generator speed to converge to the less concept is utilized to estimate rotor position and speed
optimum one where the generated power is maximized. This signals. [3, 4]. In ref [5] a novel method to obtain the
may be obtained using PI control with the use of the electrical information is by monitoring the terminal waveform (output
power at the grid-side instead of the mechanical power of control signal) and rate of change. Recently, position and
wind turbine. With this option, the losses of both generators speed estimation is proposed in ref [6] by using an adaptive
and converters will also be taken into consideration and, the network based on fuzzy interference system for wide range of
overall energy conversion can then be optimized. speed operation. Such estimator indicates immunity against
For a given wind speed, the optimal rotational speed of the parameter variation [4]
wind turbine rotor can be simply estimated as follows
XI. CONCLUSION
--------------------(23) This paper present a comprehensive review on study of
modeling and simulation of permanent magnet synchronous
Then the maximum mechanical output power of the turbine is generator based on WECS. Detail of the MPPT concept is
given as follows provided for variable speed operation. The PMSG is
introduced as construction and model with some information
about generators already available in market. Different types
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of wind turbine generator is also discussed, the mathematical
equation of PMSG which is established in d-q reference
Then, the maximum power 𝑃𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒_𝑚𝑎𝑥 can be achieved by frame is also provided in this paper, and concept about the
regulating the turbine speed in different wind speed under drive train, different types of drive train, configurations of the
rated power of the wind power system. Therefore, an possible power converters have been presented and discussed
optimum value of tip speed ratio 𝜆𝑜𝑝𝑡 can be maintained and as well the semiconductor power switches used in converters.
maximum wind power can be captured. The MPPT curve and Wind turbine controls have been considered as pitch control
the corresponding torque are defined as function of 𝜔𝑜𝑝𝑡, the and stall control. Various control methods and techniques for
speed referred to the generator side of the gear box generator side and grid side converters are presented in
details for the purpose of satisfaction of technical
MPPT=KP ωopt3---------------------(25)
requirements. Such requirement are control of active and
reactive power, high quality of power delivered to the grid,
From the optimum power the optimum torque can be
calculated capability of voltage ride-through during voltage dip, better
stability performance as well as possibility to simplify the
MPPT=KP ωopt2---------------------(26) wind turbine system by using sensor less control.
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