In this work, we present a comparative study between space vector modulation (SVM) and fuzzy pulse width modulation (FPWM) technique in neuro-sliding mode control (NSMC) of stator reactive and stator active power control of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) for wind turbine system (WTS). Two controls approach using NSMC-SVM and NSMC-FPWM control scheme are proposed and compared. The validity of the proposed control techniques is verified by simulation tests of a DFIG. The reactive power, rotor current and stator active power is determined and compared in the above strategies. The obtained results showed that the proposed NSMC with FPWM strategy has stator reactive and active power with low powers ripples and low rotor current harmonic distortion than SVM technique.

Conventional direct power control (DPC) using two hysteresis comparators and switching table for a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) integrated in a wind turbine system (WTS) have some drawbacks such as harmonic distortion of voltages, reduced robustness and powers ripples. In order to resolve these problems, a super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) scheme based on adaptive-network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) algorithm is employed. The validity of the employed approach was tested by using Matlab/Simulink software. Interesting simulation results were obtained and remarkable advantages of the proposed strategy were exposed including simple design of the control system, reduced powers ripples as well as the other advantages.

Traditional direct field-oriented control (DFOC) techniques with integral-proportional (PI) controllers have undesirable effects on the power quality and performance of variable speed contra-rotating wind power (CRWP) plants based on asynchronous generators (ASGs). In this work, a commanding technique based on the DFOC technique for ASG is presented on variable speed conditions to minimize the output power ripples and the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the grid current. A new DFOC strategy was designed based on third-order sliding mode (TOSM) control to minimize oscillations and the THD value of the current and active power of the ASG; the designed technique decreases the current THD from ASG and does not impose any additional undulations in different parts of ASG. The designed technique is simply implemented on traditional DFOC techniques in variable speed DRWP systems to ameliorate its effectiveness. Also, the results show that by using the designed TOSM controllers, in addition to regulating the active and reactive powers of the ASG-based variable speed CRWP system, the THD current and active power undulations of the traditional inverters can be minimized simultaneously, and the stator current became more like a sinusoidal form.

A terminal synergetic control (TSC) is designed in this work for a rotor side converter (RSC) of asynchronous generator (ASG)-based dual-rotor wind power (DRWP) systems. The design is based on a novel sliding manifold and aims at improving the ASG performance while minimizing active and reactive power undulations. The method performance and its effectiveness were studied under harmonic distortion (THD) of current, parameter variations and power undulations. Simulation results, carried out using Matlab software, confirmed the system’s robustness against parameter variations and its effectiveness in power undulations. The performance of the designed technique was further compared to that of integral-proportional (PI) controllers in terms of parameter variations, power undulations and THD value of current. While both controllers were able to reduce the effects of power undulations and protect the rotor circuit against over-currents, the proposed TSC was shown to be more effective than the classical PI controller in tracking power and minimizing the undulations effect.

A synergetic sliding mode (SSM) approach is designed to address the drawbacks of the direct field-oriented control (DFOC) of the induction generators (IGs) integrated into variable speed dual-rotor wind power (DRWP) systems with the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique. Using SSM controllers in the DFOC strategy, the active power, electromagnetic torque, and reactive power ripples are reduced compared to traditional DFOC using proportional-integral (PI) controllers. This proposed strategy, associated with SSM controllers, produces efficient state estimation. The effectiveness of the designed DFOC strategy has been evaluated on variable speed DRWP systems with the MPPT technique.

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Traditional direct vector control (DVC) compositions which consist of proportional-integral (PI) regulators of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) driven have several disadvantages such as parameter variation problem, low dynamic performances and poor robustness. Therefore, based on examination of the DFIG model supplied by new modulation method, this work addresses a four-level space vector modulation (SVM) based on neural networks (NSVM). The conventional DVC control with SVM strategy has large ripples on the electromagnetic torque, harmonic distortion of rotor current, stator reactive and active powers developed by the DFIG-based wind turbine systems (WTSs). In order to resolve these problems, the DVC technique with NSVM strategy is proposed. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed control technique especially in electromagnetic torque, power ripples and robustness against parameters variations.

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