Analysis of Wind Turbine Driven Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator under Different Loading Conditions

Faculty of Engineering

Assiut University

Analysis of Wind Turbine Driven Permanent Magnet
Synchronous Generator under Different Loading
Conditions

Research Authors
Gaber El-Saady, El-Nobi A.Ibrahim, Hamdy Ziedan and Mohammed M. Soliman
Research Member
Jaber Al-Saadi Ahmed Taha
Research Department
Electrical Engineering Department
Research Year
2014
Research Journal
16th International Middle- East Power Systems Conference -MEPCON'2014
Research Publisher
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Research Vol
.
Research Rank
3
Research_Pages
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Research Website
http://www.mepcon2014.com/main/main.php
Research Abstract

This paper proposes the configuration of a wind
turbine generating system equipped with permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). There are different types of synchronous generators, but the PMSG is chosen in order to obtain its model. It offers better performance due to higher efficiency and less maintenance since it does not have rotor
current and can be used without a gearbox, which also implies a reduction of the weight of the nacelle and a reduction of costs. Wind turbine and drive train have been modelled and the equations that explain their behaviour have been introduced. The generator model is established in the dq – synchronous rotating reference frame. The PMSG is operating in stand-alone which is loaded with different types of loads. The proposed system has been implemented in MATLAB /SIMULINK software.