Inductance-Emulating Control for DFIG-Based Wind Turbine to Ride-Through Grid Faults

For doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind turbines, the rotor side of DFIG is prone to suffering from overcurrent during grid faults, due to large electromotive force (EMF) induced in the rotor circuit. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an inductance-emulating control strategy for DFIG-based wind turbine to suppress the postfault rotor current, thereby enhancing its low-voltage ride through capability. Under the proposed control strategy, once the grid fault is detected, the rotor side converter (RSC) is controlled to emulate an inductance. Furthermore, with proper inductance value, both the required rotor voltage and postfault rotor current can be reduced within the permissible ranges of RSC, thus the controllability of control system can be maintained during transient process. Moreover, the oscillation of electromagnetic torque can be effectively suppressed during transient state of both grid fault and fault recovery. Finally, the simulation and experimental results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.