A sensorless MPPT technique for a gridconnected PMSG wind turbine system

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques had evolved rapidly in the last decade with the evolution of power electronics. This paper presents a control technique for a variable speed, grid connected direct driven permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The PMSG is connected to the grid through three-phase diode rectifier followed by a boost converter controlled with the MPPT technique to maintain a constant DC bus voltage for different wind velocities. The paper compares between two MPPT techniques, HCS and fuzzy logic. The control depends upon sensorless rotor speed estimator through measuring the input dc voltage and current for the boost converter. The system performance is investigated using a MATLAB/ SIMULINK model for 2 MW PMSG wind turbine.