Reduction of Power Fluctuation in Wind Turbine Using Variable Frequency Transformer and Optimized PID Controller

Authors

  • Chellaswamy C Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology
  • Muthammal R Sri Ram Engineering College
  • Pragadeeshkumar N Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology
  • Ramesh R Saveetha Engineering College

Keywords:

permanent magnet synchronous generator, variable frequency transformer, particle swarm optimization, PID controller, wind turbine

Abstract

This manuscript describes the possibility of permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) based wind energy generation using variable frequency transformer (VFT)with an optimized particle swarm optimization based PID (PSO-PID) controller for reducing power fluctuations. VFT is a recent power transmission technique used to eliminate the power electronics needed in the conventional wind energy conversion system. To analyze the performance of the proposed method the MATLAB-Simulink model has been developed and tested under various loading condition. The efficiency of the proposed method has been verified by comparing the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the output voltage, current, and efficiency of the proposed method with the conventional method. The simulation results indicate that the proposed PSO-PID method does not produce harmonics and easy to implement. The cost analysis has been carried out and it shows that the proposed method is cheaper than the conventional method of generating wind power.

Author Biographies

Chellaswamy C, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology

Associate Professor

Muthammal R, Sri Ram Engineering College

Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Pragadeeshkumar N, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ramesh R, Saveetha Engineering College

Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

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2017-10-25

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C, C., R, M., N, P., & R, R. (2017). Reduction of Power Fluctuation in Wind Turbine Using Variable Frequency Transformer and Optimized PID Controller. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(5). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJAS/article/view/5037

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