CONTENTS

List of figures (I)

List of Abbreviations (II)

Sr. No. Particular Page No

1. Abstract 1
2
2. Chapter 1:Introduction 3
7
2.0 Chapter 2:Literature survey
2.1.1
2.1.2
Chapter 3 10
4.0
4.1
Chapter 4 Methodology 18

5.0
5.1
5.2 Overview – Design and Control of AC-DC-AC IGBT PWM
Converter
Chapter 5 Block diagram 21
6.1
Chapter 6 Control strategy 23
7.1
7.1.1 Control Strategy of Generator-Side AC-DC PWM Converter:
Chapter 7 Simulation 29
8.1
Chapter 8 Results : Observation & Analysis 40
9.1
46
10 Conclusion
11 References 48

Sr. No Title Page No.

1 Types of Energy Sources 4
2 Wind Energy contribution in Renewable Energy Sources 5

3 Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines 5

4 Wind Energy Installation Capacity Progress 6

5 Fixed Speed and Variable Speed Wind Turbine 6

Operation
6 First automatically operated wind turbine 11

7 DC-DC Converters 16

LIST OF FIGURES
 LIST OF ABBRIVATIONS

VSWECS – Variable Speed Wind Energy Conversion System

PMSG – Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator
WTG – Wind Turbine Generator
SPWM – Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation
PWM – Pulse Width Modulation
Cp – Power coefficient
VSR – Voltage Source Rectifier
VSI – Voltage Source Current
Te – Electromagnetic Torque
Tm – Mechanical Torque
Pi – Proportional Constant
Kli – Integral Constant
Rs – Stator winding resistance
Ld – d- axis inductance
Lq – q- axis inductance
Vd – d- axis voltage
𝜆m – Amplitude of the flux induced by the permanent magnet of the rotor in stator phase
 ABSTRACT

In this project report the control strategy and design of an AC/DC/AC IGBT-PWM power converter for
PMSG-based variable-speed wind energy conversion systems (VSWECS) operation in grid/load-
connected mode are presented. There are two operating modes of wind turbine – Variable speed and
Fixed speed operation. In order to extract maximum power from fluctuating wind the turbine rotor speed
needs to be changed in accordance with the wind. For this we require the variable speed operation mode .
VSWECS consists of a PMSG connected to a AC-DC IGBT-based PWM rectifier and a DC/AC IGBT-
based PWM inverter with LCL filter. In VSWECS, AC/DC/AC power converter is employed to convert
the variable frequency variable speed generator output to the fixed frequency fixed voltage grid. The
DC/AC power conversion has been managed out using controlled inverter located at the output of
controlled AC/DC IGBT-based PWM rectifier. In this study, the dynamic performance and power quality
of the proposed power converter connected to the grid/load by output LCL filter is focused on. Dynamic
modelling and control of the VSWECS with the proposed power converter is performed by using
MATLAB/Simulink. Simulation results show that the output voltage, power, and frequency of VSWECS
reach to desirable operation values in a very short time.
 CHAPTER – I
INTRODUCTION
 CHAPTER – II
INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSION

In this study, design and control of the AC-DC-AC power converter for VSWECS with PMSG
were examined. The AD-DC power converter is an active rectifier and consists of IGBT based
PWM semi conductive circuit elements, and depending on the speed of PMSG, the rotor angle
(𝜃) and stator current control of trigger circuit were made. The DC-AC power converter also
consists of IGBT 6 pieces semi conductive circuit elements and depending on the grid or load
side current, voltage and DC-link voltage, its control was examined. In the control of AC-DC
active rectifier circuit, and in the control of DC-AC inverter circuit PID controller used.. The grid
side converter is connected to the grid/load model by means of an LCL filter of which the effect
is to reduce the high frequency current ripple injected by the inverter. The grid model is
represented as an ideal symmetrical three-phase voltage source. At the same time, thanks to the
LCL filter connected between the AC-DC-AC power converter and the grid, an attempt was
made to decrease the effect of grid voltage and load current harmonics as much as possible.
From the results of the simulation study, it was determined that at initial stage i.e. output from
PMSG the voltages and current have high amount of harmonics and the THD calculated at that
stage is about 329.1%. Using our proposed system- AC/DC/AC converter with LCL filter the
THD is reduced to very low value. The THD value recorded after conversion and filtering
process using our proposed system is determined about 0.18%
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