Vector Controlled Doubly Fed Induction Generator for

Wind Applications
Dr. Ani Gole, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng.,
University of Manitoba.
This document discusses the theory of operation behind the doubly fed generator case
developed by Ani Gole (Univ. of Manitoba, Canada) and Om Nayak (Nayak Corporation,
Princeton, NJ). The controller concept is based on the paper by Pena et al [1].
Description of Rotor Current Generation Circuit (Generator PWM Converter and
Controls)
The Doubly fed induction generator/motor allows power output/input into the stator
winding as well as the rotor winding of an induction machine with a wound rotor
winding. Using such a generator it is possible to get a good power factor even when the
machine speed is quite different from synchronous speed. Such machines can therefore
operate without the need for excessive shunt compensation.
The rotor currents (ira,irb,irc) of the machine can be resolved into the well known direct
and quadrature components i
d
and i
q
. The component i
d
produces a flux in the air gap
A
B
C
Isa
Isb
INDUCTION GENERATOR
13.8 kV, 500 HP
Isc
Vb
Vc
CTRL
S
TL C
A
B
I M
b c
W
a
& Controls & Controls
GRID
PWM Converter PWM Converter
b
a
b
c
a c
GENERATOR
Va
ira,irb,irc
Fig 1: Doubly Fed Induction Generator
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which is aligned with the rotating flux vector linking the stator; whereas the component i
q
produces flux at right angles to this vector. The torque in the machine is the vector cross
product of these two vectors, and hence only the component i
q
is contributes to the
machine torque and hence to the power. The component id then controls the reactive
power entering the machine. If id and iq can be controlled precisely, then so can the stator
side real and reactive powers.
The procedure for ensuring that the correct values of id and iq flow in the rotor is
achieved by generating the corresponding phase currents references ira_ref, irb_ref and
irc_ref, and then using a suitable voltage sourced converter (VSC) based current source to
force these currents into the rotor. The latter action is straightforward and can be
achieved using current-reference pulse width modulation (CRPWM) or other technique.
The crucial step is to obtain the instantaneous position of the rotating flux vector in space
in order to obtain the rotating reference frame. This can be achieved by realizing that on
account of Lenzs law of electromagnetism, the stator voltage (after subtracting rotor
resistive drop) is simply the derivative of the stator flux linkage
a
as in eqn. (1) which is
written for phase a.
a
a a a
d
v i R
dt

.(1)
The control structure shown in Fig. 2 can thus be used to determine the location (
s
) of
the rotating flux vector.
In Fig. 2, the three phase stator voltages (after removal of resistive voltage drop) are
converted into the Clarke ( and ) components v

and v

, which are orthogonal in the

balanced steady state. This transformation is given by:
2
Vbeta
Vsmag
Vc
Va
Isa
C
-
D
+
Isa
Vb
C
-
D
+
phisy
phisx
X
Y
Y
r to p
X
mag
phi
phsmag
G
sT
1 +sT
*
0.467
*
0.467
Valfa
G
sT
1 +sT
1
sT
1
sT
phis
A
B
C
3 to 2
Transform
alfa
beta
*
0.467
Isa
C
-
D
+
C
+
D
-
Angle
Resolver
in out
phis
rotor_angle
Very important signal -
present location ==>
of rotating stator flux
determining the relative difference between
stator flux and rotor position for resolving the
rotor currents
Identification of main stator flux by integrating stator voltage
after removal of resistive drop. The washout filter removes any
dc component fromthe integrated flux without significantly
ffecting the phase
slpang
Ra

Fig 2: Determination of rotating mag. Flux vector location

1 1/ 2 1/ 2
2/ 3
0 3 / 2 3 / 2
a
b
c
v
v
v
v
v

_
_ _

, ,
,
(2)
Integrating v

and v

, we obtain

and

, the Clarke components of stator flux.
Converting to polar form
1
2 2
| | , tan ( / )
s

+ (3)
The angle
s
gives the instantaneous location of the stators rotating
magnetic field. In practical control circuits, as in Fig. 2, some filtering
is required in order to rid the quantities

and

of any residual dc
component introduced in the integration process.
Now the rotor itself is rotating and is instantaneously located at angle

r
(labeled rotor angle in the figure). Thus, with a reference frame
attached to the rotor, the stators magnetic field vector is at location
s-

r
, which we refer to the slip angle
slip.

The instantaneous values for the desired rotor currents can then be
readily calculated using the inverse dq transformation, with respect to
the slip angle, as shown in Fig. 4. The equations for all transformations
are shown in the appendix.
Once the reference currents are determined, they can be generated using a voltage
sourced converter operated with a technique such as current reference pulse width
modulation (CRPWM) as shown in Fig. 5. The Appendix gives a short introduction to
CRPWM.
Iraa
Irbb
Ircc
Ira_ref
Irb_ref
Irc_ref
slpang
to Stator
D
Q
Rotor
alfa
beta
A
B
C
2 to 3
Transform
alfa
beta
D and Q reference currents
Generation of current references
Fig. 4: Final step in generation of rotor phase reference
currents
3
Ecap
1
0
0
0
0
.
0
Ecapref
B
R
K
GA
I
r
c
I
r
b
T1
T1
D2
T1
T2
D1
T2
D2
T1 D1
T2
T4
T5
T6
T3
E
r
c
I
r
a
E
r
b
E
r
a
GB GC
T2
D1
D2
1
.
0
V
CR-PWM based
Rotor-side converter
hy
nhy
T1
T4
Ira_ref
C
-
E
+
C
-
E
+
C
-
E
+
T3
T6
T5
T2
Irb_ref Irc_ref
hy
ira_ref ira_ref
hy
T1
CPanel
hysband
0
10
0.1
C
+
E
+
C
+
E
-
Current-Reference PWM Controls. Hysteresis band can be adjusted
Ira Irb Irc
*
-1
Fig. 5: CRPWM Converter and Controller for rotor
currents
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Grid PWM Converter and Controls:
As can be seen from Fig. 5, the rotor side VSC converter requires a dc power supply. The
dc voltage is usually generated using another voltage sourced converter connected to the
ac grid at the generator stator terminals. A dc capacitor is used in order to remove ripple
and keep the dc bus voltage relatively smooth. This grid PWM Converter is operated so
as to keep the dc voltage on the capacitor at a constant value. In effect, this means that the
Grid side converter is supplying the real power demands of the rotor side converter.
It is possible to operate this converter using a current reference approach used for the
rotor side converter. However, as mentioned earlier, CRPWM has the drawback that the
switching frequency and hence the losses are not predictable. Therefore, a feedback
controller is used in which the error between the desired and ordered currents is passed
through a proportional-integral controller which controls the output voltage of a
conventional Sinusoidal PWM Converter. The advantage of the SPWM controller is that
the number of switchings in a cycle is fixed, and so the losses can be easily estimated a-
priori.
It is possible to control the d axis current by controlling the d-component of the SPWM
output waveform and the q axis current via the q component. However, this leads to a
poor control system response, because attempting to change id also causes iq to change
transiently. Hence, modifications have to be made to the basic P-I controller structure so
that a decoupled response is possible, and a request to change id changes id and not iq;
and vice-versa.
If a voltage sourced converter with constant dc bus voltage is connected to an ac grid
through a (transformer) inductance L and resistance R, it can be shown that that:

t d
d id
iq
R
L
----

R
L
----
id
iq
1
L
---
vd ed
eq
+
R
L
----
0
0
R
L
----
x1
x2
= =
x1
vd ed
L
------------------

id + = x2
eq
L
------

iq =

ed L x1 vd

Lid + + = eq Lx2

Liq =
.(4)
Here v=vd is the voltage of the ac grid, and because this is chosen as the reference, vq is
by definition, zero. Ed and eq are the d and q components of the generated VSC voltage.
Eqn. 4 clearly shows that attempting to change id using ed will also cause a transient
change in iq. If instead, we use the quantities Lx1 and Lx2 to control the currents, the
resulting equations are decoupled. Using feedback PI control, we let the error in the id
loop affect L x1 and in the iq loop, L x2 as shown in Fig. 6.
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In the selected circuit, the grid transformer rating is 4 kV (secondary) , 1 MVA with 10%
leakage, giving an impedance L= 1.6 . Similarly a line-line voltage of 4 kV gives a
line to neutral voltage of 4/3 kV, and as we are using peak quantities in the dq conversion,
vd = (4/3) 2 kV 3.26 kV.
The detection of the ac grid voltage reference angle and the generation of d and q
components of current (as required in Fig 6) are done in a straightforward manner using a
d-q transformation block as in Fig. 7.
The selection of idref for the grid side converter is through the control circuit shown in
Fig 8, which attempts to keep the capacitor voltage at its rated value by adjusting the
amount of real power. The reactive power order is dialed in, but could have been
generated by a similar controller whose objective would be to keep the ac voltage at some
set point.
If these reference voltages vdref1 and vqref1 (Fig. 6) are applied at the secondary of the
transformer, the desired currents idref and iqref will flow in the circuit. The remaining
parts of the controls are standard PWM controls. The control blocks shown in Fig 9
convert the above references to phase and magnitude, taking care to limit the magnitude
D
-
F
-
I
P
i1d
*
1
.
6
i1q
B
+
D
-
F
+
3.266
Vdref1
Vqref1
D
+
F
-
I
P
D
+
F
-
idref
iqref
L
L
Vd=3.22 kV
Lx1
Lx2
Fig 6: Decoupled Controller.
1
.
6
6
to the maximum rating of the grid side VSC converter. The reference for each of the three
phase voltages is then generated by an inverse dq transformation.
Ecapref
Ecap
I
P
D
+
F
+
G
sT
1 +sT
Kpcvc
Ticvc
D
+
F
-
Ecap
G
1 +sT
idref
Fig 8: Voltage controller
Fig.10 shows a standard sinusoidal PWM controller, in which each of the phase voltages
is compared with a high frequency triangle wave to determine the firing pulse patterns.
Ea
phivs
Ed Vsmag
Va
Vb
Vc
i1a
i1c
i1b
i1a
G
sT
1 + sT
i1beta
i1alfa
i1q
0.01326
Y
X
mag
X
phi
Y
p_to_r
phi
i1d i1d
i1q
G
1 + sT
Stator
to Rotor
alfa D
Q beta
G
1 + sT
G
sT
1 + sT
X
Y
Y
r to p
X
mag
phi
A
B
C
3 to 2
Transform
alfa
beta
X
Y
Y
r to p
X
mag
phi
Valfas
A
B
C
3 to 2
Transform
alfa
beta
Vbetas phi
D
+
F
-
Detection of d-q components of currents. The washout
filters remove dc components. Phase change of 0.01326 rad
corrects washout filter phase error
Detection of system voltage
Fig 7: Generation of quantities required for the controller in Fig. 6
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Tests:
The following tests can be conducted to check the operation. Set the generator on speed
Control, i.e., the machine will run at the speed designated by the slider. This is realistic
because any externally connected wind turbine model would interface to the machine
module through the speed signal. Set the speed to 0.8 pu.
Set idref=0.5 pu and iqref =0 pu for the rotor side converter and vref = 10 kV and iqref
(Q order) for the grid side converter. Start the system. Observe that the powers are indeed
Vdref1
Vqref1
X
Y
Y
r to p
X
mag
phi
mag_of_v
vqref
Y
X
mag
X
phi
Y
p_to_r
vdref
Generation of PWM Reference Voltages
Varef
Vcref
Vbref
A
B
C
2 to 3
Transform
alfa
beta
to Stator
D
Q
Rotor
alfa
beta
Magnitude Limiter
p
h
i
Fig 9: Phase reference voltage generator
A
B
Compar-
ator
A
B
Compar-
ator
A
B
Compar-
ator
Varef
*
0.2
*
0.2
Vbref
Vcref
1.26 kHz SPWM Firing Pulse generator
I
G
B
T
F
I
R
I
N
G
P
U
L
S
E
S
T1s
T5s
Delay
T T4s
Delay
T
T3s
Delay
T T6s
Delay
T T2s
Delay
T
Delay
T
*
0.2
PWM and
IGBT Firing
Control
Vcmag
Vamag
Vbmag
phi
tri
tri
phi
phi
Fig 10: SPWM pulse generator
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as expected. Increase idref (rotor converter) to 1 pu. The change should be effected
without any change in the reactive power. Similarly change iqref to 0.3 pu. And observe
that P does not change.
Change machine speed to 1.1 pu., with (rotor side) idref=0.5 pu and iqref =0. Notice that
the torque stays the same, but the power goes up with no change in reactive power. This
is because keeping idref constant maintains constant torque, and so P is proportional to
speed.
Monitor grid side converter currents. Observe that the dc capacitor voltage remains fixed
at its rated value and grid side currents are in phase with the ac voltage.
References:
1) R. Pena, J.C. Clare and G.M. Asher, Doubly fed induction generator using back to back PWM
converters and its application to variable speed wind energy generation, IEE Proc. Electrical
Power Applications, Vol. 143., No.3., May 1996.
Appendix
A. Current Ref. PWM (CRPWM)
Current Reference PWM allows for the generation of any arbitrary current waveform in
an R-L load. As shown in Fig. A1, an upper and lower tolerance band is placed around
the desired reference waveform for the current as in the above figure. If the actual current
is below the lower threshold, the upper switch (T1/D1) is turned on which applies a
positive voltage (E/2) to the load. The current in the source thus rises in response to this
voltage. When the current rises above the upper threshold, the upper switch is turned off
and the lower switch (T2/D2) is turned on. This applies a negative voltage (-E/2) to the
load and causes the current to drop. Thus the difference between the desired and actual
currents is kept to within the tolerance band. By making the thresholds smaller, the
desired current can be approximated to any degree necessary. Note however, that there is
a limit to which this can be done, because the smaller the threshold, the smaller the
switching periods, i.e., the higher the switching frequency and losses.
Using this technique, any given current waveform can be synthesized. A method that
removes all harmonics can be constructed using the approach shown in Figure A1.
This approach suffers from the drawback that the switching frequency is not predictable
and can be very high making the circuit less attractive for larger ratings such as ac side
filters.
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B: Transform Equations :
Clarkes Transformation
A
B
C
3 to 2
Transform
alfa
beta

A
B
C
2 to 3
Transform
alfa
beta
(
Forward (abc to ) Reverse ( to abc)
1 1/ 2 1/ 2
2/ 3
0 3 / 2 3 / 2
a
b
c

_
_
_

,
,
,

1 0
1/ 2 3 / 2
1/ 2 3 / 2
a
b
c

_
1
1
1

1
1
]

1
]
,
(A1)
Parks Transformation
theta theta
Stator
to Rotor
alfa D
Q
beta
to Stator
D
Q
Rotor
alfa
beta
Forward ( to dq) Reverse ( to dq)

cos( ) sin(
sin( ) cos( )
d
q


1 _ 1

1 1

] , ]

cos( ) sin(
sin( ) cos( )
d
q


1 _ 1

1 1
] , ]
.(A2)
E/2
E/2
Fig A1: CRPWM Controller and Waveforms
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