In this paper, a novel control mechanism is presented for the control of variable speed wind turbine (VSWT) with a fractional-order doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) to extract the maximum power in region 2. Firstly, the homotopy singular perturbation method (HSPM) is proposed to simplify the fractional order nonlinear model, to reduce the long memory attribute, and to decrease the mechanical stress. This method is a composition of fractional order singular perturbation method (SPM) and modification of the homotopy perturbation method (HPM). Using this method, the nonlinear fractional order DFIG based VSWT is separated into two lower order subsystems, including nonlinear integer order subsystem and linear fractional order subsystem. Integer order modeling is applied to have the maximum wind power extraction and to increase the trajectory tracking speed, while the fractional order modeling is exerted to reduce the mechanical loads and to ensure better tracking. Then, a sliding mode controller based on HSPM is designed and applied to the original fractional order nonlinear system. Stability of the original system is evaluated by investigating the Lyapunov stability theorem for each subsystem. The controller performance designed based on HSPM is compared to the designed controller performance for fractional order nonlinear system decomposed using fractional order SPM, integer order nonlinear system decomposed by SPM, and integer order nonlinear system without simplification. The simulation results affirm the effectiveness of the controller design based on the proposed method.
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