MATLAB Simulation of Power Electronic Converter for PMSG Based Wind Energy Conversion System

Abstract: This paper presents the simulation of power electronic converter for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) based Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS). The modeling of wind turbine and PMSG is carried out in MATLAB to determine its parameters. An Active Diode clamped multilevel inverter (ADCMLI) with a novel double carrier pulse width modulation (DCPWM) has been proposed for the wind energy system. Performance parameters are evaluated for the proposed converter and the results are verified.

Keywords: Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator, Wind Energy Conversion System, Active Diode clamped multilevel inverter, double carrier pulse width modulation.