Design and implementation of FLC system for fault ride-through capability enhancement in PMSG-wind systems

Fault ride-through (FRT) capability enhancement for the growth of renewable energy generators has become a crucial issue for their incorporation into the electricity grid to provide secure, reliable, and efficient electricity. This paper presents a new FRT capability scheme for a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based wind energy generation system using a hybrid solution. The hybrid solution is a combination of a braking chopper (BC) and a fuzzy logic controller (FLC). All proportional-integral (PI) controllers which control the generator and grid side converters are replaced with FLC. Moreover, a BC system is connected to the dc link to improve the dynamic response of the PMSG during fault conditions. The PMSG was evaluated on a three-phase fault that occurs on an electrical network in three scenarios. In the first two scenarios, a BC is used with a PI controller and FLC respectively. While the third scenario uses only FLC without a BC. The obtained results showed that the suggested solution can not only enhance the FRT capability of the PMSG but also can diminish the occurrence of hardware systems and reduce their impact on the PMSG system. The simulation tests are performed using MATLAB/SIMULINK software.