A Novel Predictive Voltage Control Technique for a Grid Connected Five Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator

Abstract

This study focuses on developing an effective control strategy to enhance the dynamics of a wind turbine grid-connected five-phase permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). To visualize the superior performance of the newly proposed controller, the generator's performance is evaluated with another traditional predictive control scheme: predictive torque control (PTC). However, the vector control principle is applied to the GSC converter. The PTC has limitations such as significant ripple, substantial load commutation, and the inclusion of a weighting element in its cost functions. The proposed predictive methodology aims to overcome limitations, uses a simple cost function, and doesn't require weighting elements to address concerns about stability errors. Comparing the proposed predictive voltage controller (PVC) to the PTC, the findings show that the suggested PVC has many benefits, including faster dynamic response, a simpler control structure, fewer ripples, reduced current harmonics, low computation burdens, and robustness, so the generated power affects system efficiency, leading to improved power quality and reduced switching losses, enhancing power converters efficiency and their switches lifespan, this fact is verified mathematically as the total harmonic distortion (THD) has reduced to 1.346% average percentage for the proposed controller. However, the THD of the PTC is 3.05%. In addition, the study examines the incorporation of pitch angle control (PAC) and maximum power point tracking (MPPT). These controls restrict the consumption of wind energy when the generator speed surpasses its rated speed and optimize the extraction of wind energy during periods of low wind availability. In summary, the proposed PVC-enhanced control system reveals superior performance in dynamic response, control simplicity, current quality, and computational efficiency compared to other methods.