ew 21(33): e4

Research Article

Performance of Wind Energy Conversion System with Parallel Wind Turbines Topology

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.27-10-2020.166773,
        author={Surinder Singh and Ravi Ravi},
        title={Performance of Wind Energy Conversion System with Parallel Wind Turbines Topology},
        journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web},
        volume={8},
        number={33},
        publisher={EAI},
        journal_a={EW},
        year={2020},
        month={10},
        keywords={Wind Turbine Topology, Generating Machine Side Converter, Actual Rotor Speed, DC-link Power, Point of Common Coupling},
        doi={10.4108/eai.27-10-2020.166773}
    }
    
  • Surinder Singh
    Ravi Ravi
    Year: 2020
    Performance of Wind Energy Conversion System with Parallel Wind Turbines Topology
    EW
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.27-10-2020.166773
Surinder Singh1, Ravi Ravi2,*
  • 1: Department of Instrumentation, Kurukshatra University Kurukshetra-136118, Haryana, India
  • 2: Department of Electrical Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Sonepat, India
*Contact email: ravi.lathwal007@gmail.com

Abstract

Worldwide, a significant growth has been noticed in wind turbine installed capacity which encourages the exploration of new Wind Turbine topologies and developed it. In this paper, a parallel connected Wind Turbine generation units based on variable speed directly coupled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (Type-4) system is proposed. The proposed system is connected to grid source via a common back to back DC link connection between generating machine side power converter and grid side inverter. The modeling and control strategies for the proposed system is investigated. The controllers of generating machine-side and grid-side converters worked concurrently to meet unity power factor operation and under grid fault operation along with low voltage ride through capability. Two units of parallel connected Wind Turbine generation system with their respective control strategy and single grid side inverter along with common back to back DC link have been simulated in MATLAB Simulink using SimPowerSystem toolbox. The successfulness of the proposed system and their control strategies is verified by its simulation results.