High order sliding mode control of doubly-fed induction generator under unbalanced grid faults

This paper deals with a doubly-fed induction generator-based (DFIG) wind turbine system under grid fault conditions such as: unbalanced grid voltage, three-phase grid fault, using a high order sliding mode control (SMC). A second order sliding mode controller, which is robust with respect to matched internal or external disturbances, fast transient response and finite reaching time, is employed to reduce chattering phenomenon caused by high frequency switching of SMC, which serious exists in lower order SMC, and to overcome parameter dependence of traditional proportional integral (PI) control. In order to improve control performance of the overall system, electromagnetic power and active power oscillations elimination strategies are proposed respectively. Lastly, the effective of the proposed control strategy is verified by the simulation results of a 2 MW DFIG system.