Theoretical and experimental evaluation of vector control for doubly-fed reluctance generators

Author

Ademi, Sul ; Jovanovic, Milos

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Environ., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

936

Lastpage

942

Abstract

The paper deals with flux and voltage vector oriented control of a brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator (BDFRG) for grid-connected wind turbines. The BDFRG features the low operation & maintenance costs afforded by using a smaller inverter and the high reliability of brushless structure at potentially competitive performance to its popular slip-ring cousin, the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG). The simulation and experimental studies have evaluated the two parameter independent speed and reactive power control algorithms on a custom-built BDFRG under the maximum torque per inverter ampere (MTPIA) conditions for various loading profiles.

Keywords

asynchronous generators; brushless machines; machine vector control; magnetic flux; reactive power control; reluctance generators; wind turbines; BDFRG; DFIG; MTPIA; brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator; doubly-fed induction generator; flux vector; grid-connected wind turbines; maximum torque per inverter ampere; reactive power control algorithms; slip-ring; vector control; voltage vector oriented control; Induction generators; Machine vector control; Reactive power; Torque; Vectors; Wind turbines; Windings; Brushless; Doubly-Fed Machines; Field Oriented Control; Reluctance; Vector Control; Wind Power Generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICELMACH.2014.6960293

Filename

6960293