Sensorless Control of Doubly-Fed Reluctance Machines for Wind Energy Conversion Systems

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Abstract

An improved rotor position and speed sensorless controller design for a prominent doubly-fed reluctance machine has been presented and practically validated in generating operating mode being of immediate interest to the target wind power applications. This inherently medium-speed brushless generator type is a good candidate to overcome the reliability and maintenance concerns with conventional wound rotor doubly-fed induction generators which use a vulnerable 3-stage gearbox in such systems. The proposed control method has been successfully implemented on a laboratory wind turbine generator emulator, and its excellent performance verified by the comprehensive experimental results produced in the paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2020 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3024-3030
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728148298
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020
Event35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 202019 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2020-March

Conference

Conference35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period15/03/2019/03/20

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