A fast transient simulation model of DFIG based on the piecewise averaging method

Due to the power electronic devices in doubly fed induction generators (DFIG), it is very time consuming to simulate the electromagnetic transients of DFIG using its detailed model. Thus it is necessary to have appropriately simplified model of DFIG that maintains desirable accuracy. In this paper, the piecewise averaged model of PWM converters is introduced and applied to the modelling of DFIG. The proposed model divides the simulation time interval into switching periods and recalculates the averaged state equations of PWM converters in each switching cycle. In addition, a predictorcorrector based EMTP algorithm is designed to iteratively solve the model. Instead of treating switching events at the time points when they happen, the new algorithm solves all the switching instants in a switching cycle at the same time, which avoids frequency modification of the system conductance matrix and speeds up EMT simulations of DFIG. Simulation results of a single-machine infinity bus system with a DFIG show that the proposed model and algorithm can achieve satisfactory accuracy and efficiency.