Simulation and Analysis of PMSG-based Wind Energy Conversion System using Different Coverter Models

Hua Ye, Juan Su, Songhuai Du

1SENSE Lab, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Department of Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.51B017                

Abstract

Modeling of a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based wind energy conversion system is presented for the simulation of diverse transients. In order to perform multi-scale transients, the back-to-back voltage source converter (VSC) is modeled using three different forms including the detailed, switched and average models. The PMSG-based WECS is implemented in PSCAD/EMTDC. The simulation results show that the detailed and switched model of VSC give a detailed and accurate representation, while the average model provides an efficient simulation.

Keywords

Power system simulation, PMSG, Wind power generation, Voltage source converter, Multi-scale transients

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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