Blade pitch control malfunction simulation in a wind energy conversion system with MPC five-level converter

This paper is on a wind energy conversion system simulation of a transient analysis due to a blade pitch control malfunction. The aim of the transient analysis is the study of the behavior of a back-to-back multiple point clamped five-level full-power converter implemented in a wind energy conversio...

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Main Author: Seixas, Mafalda (author)
Other Authors: Melício, R. (author), Mendes, Victor (author), Couto, C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7196
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/7196
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Summary:This paper is on a wind energy conversion system simulation of a transient analysis due to a blade pitch control malfunction. The aim of the transient analysis is the study of the behavior of a back-to-back multiple point clamped five-level full-power converter implemented in a wind energy conversion system equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous generator. An alternate current link connects the system to the grid. The drive train is modeled by a three-mass model in order to simulate the dynamic effect of the wind on the tower. The control strategy is based on fractional-order control. Unbalance voltages in the DC-link capacitors are lessen due to the control strategy, balancing the capacitor banks voltages by a selection of the output voltage vectors. Simulation studies are carried out to evaluate not only the system behavior, but also the quality of the energy injected into the electric grid.