PMSG based wind energy generation system: Energy maximization and its control

This paper deals with the energy maximization and control analysis for the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy generation system (WEGS). The system consists of a wind turbine, a three-phase IGBT based rectifier on the generator side and a three-phase IGBT based inverter on the grid side converter system. The pitch angle control by perturbation and observation (P&O) algorithm for obtaining maximum power point tracking (MPPT). MPPT is most effective under, cold weather, cloudy or hazy days. A designed control technique is proposed for the MPPT mechanism of the system. This paper will explore in detail about the control analysis for both the generator and grid side converter system. Further, it will also discuss about the pitch angle control for the wind turbine in order to obtain maximum power for the complete wind energy generation system. The proposed WEGS for maximization of power is modelled, designed and simulated using MATLAB R2014b Simulink with its power system toolbox and discrete step solver incorporated in the simulation tool.