In this paper, a robust nonlinear controller based on integral sliding mode control (ISMC) strategy was proposed to maximize the captured energy for a variable speed wind turbine (VSWT). In order to reduce the reaching phase, an integral action is introduced in the switching surface of the sliding mode control (SMC) for a minimum steady state error. The controlled system stability is demonstrated using the Lyapunov theory and the trajectory tracking error converges in finite time to zero without any chattering problems. Various simulations, carried out via Matlab software, are discussed to highlight the proposed method performance, using a nonlinear single mass model. Finally, the simulation results show that the proposed Integral SMC strategy ensures better response speed and smaller steady-state error compared to the standard SMC.
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