Comparative Study of Control Methods for a 2MW Doubly-Fed Induction Generator Wind Turbine

Nurul Afiqah Nabilah Zainudin; Surina Mat Suboh; Mohd Zamri Hasan

doi:10.37934/araset.32.3.108120

Authors

Nurul Afiqah Nabilah Zainudin Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
Surina Mat Suboh Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
Mohd Zamri Hasan Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE), Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.32.3.108120

Keywords:

MPC controller, PID controller, uncertainty, wind turbine

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study of two control methods for a 2MW Doubly-Fed Induction Generator Wind Turbine (DFIG-WT) using MATLAB Simulink. The Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) control methods were implemented and evaluated in terms of their ability to track reference signals, disturbances tolerance and stabilize the system under uncertain wind conditions. The performance of the control methods was assessed using a high-fidelity WT model that incorporates the dynamics of the wind turbine, the wind speed, and the control system. The results show that the MPC control method outperform the PID control method in terms of tracking accuracy and disturbance tolerance.