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Small wind turbines sensorless MPPT: robustness analysis and lossless approach

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2014

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IEEE
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
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Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa

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The configuration Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) with diode bridge is frequently used in small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WESC) thanks to its reliability and low cost. In order to perform a sensorless Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), a suitable method consists of imposing the relationship between the dc current and the dc voltage in optimum operation. However, this strategy requires having knowledge of the system parameters, which are inaccurately known and can vary in real applications. Thus, optimum curve is not precisely obtained, leading to power losses. This paper evaluates to what extent the power is reduced due to parameter errors. It is shown how the power can be drastically decreased due to some parameter variation whereas it is not affected by others such as the resistance, which can then be neglected in order to simplify the model. Simulation results for an actual wind profile validate the theoretical analysis.

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Diode bridge, MPPT, PMSG, Robustness analysis, Sensorless control, Variable speed wind generation

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Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica / Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa

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This work was partially funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under Grants DPI2009-14713-C03-01 and DPI2010-21671-C02-01, by the Government of Navarre and the FEDER funds under project “Microgrids in Navarra: design and implementation” and by the Public University of Navarre.

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