Sliding mode control of a dual-stator induction generator for wind energy conversion systems

This paper presents a sliding mode control (SMC) associated to the field oriented control (FOC) of a dual-stator induction generator (DSIG) based wind energy conversion systems (WECSs). The DSIG has two sets of stator three-phase windings spatially shifted by 30 electrical degrees. The study of operation of the wind turbine leads us to two essential cases: optimization of the power for wind speeds lower than the nominal speed of the turbine and limitation of the power for higher speeds. Conventional electrical grid connected WECS present interesting control demands, due to the intrinsic nonlinear characteristic of wind mills and electric generators. The SMC is a robust nonlinear algorithm which uses discontinuous control to force the system states trajectories to join some specified sliding surface, it has been widely used for its robustness to model parameter uncertainties and external disturbances, is studied. In order to verify the validity of the proposed method, a dynamic model of the proposed system has been simulated, to demonstrate its performance.

► DSIG based WECS connected to the grid.
► DSIG offers improved reliability/continuity of power.
► SMC associated to the FOC.