New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application

To achieve high efficiency of the electricity production for wind turbines, an improved controller has a crucial role in achieving this goal by capturing the most wind energy based on the maximum power point tracking approach. This research paper suggests a new nonlinear controller design to control...

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Main Authors: Yattou El Fadili, Ismail Boumhidi
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description To achieve high efficiency of the electricity production for wind turbines, an improved controller has a crucial role in achieving this goal by capturing the most wind energy based on the maximum power point tracking approach. This research paper suggests a new nonlinear controller design to control the electromagnetic torque for horizontal-axis variable-speed wind power with three blades connected to the grid to render them more profitable and efficient in terms of the highest rate of electricity production. This proposed controller binds the sliding mode (SM) with the fractional calculus (FC) and the neural network (NN) to exploit the benefits of each technique. The SM is a popular technique and is the most used in controlling nonlinear systems. The effectiveness of the SM is shown in its ability to stabilize the system, drive it to the desired state in a finite time, and reduce the sensitivity to parameter variations. However, the main drawback of SM is the chattering phenomenon. This phenomenon refers to the high-frequency oscillations that occur around the sliding surface. The chatter arises due to the discontinuous nature of the SM control law, which switches between different control actions to keep the system states on the sliding surface. The main contribution of this present work is to tackle this undesirable issue that can damage the system, destroy the components, and lead the system to instability. The solution lies in suggesting a new controller that combines SM, FC, and NN because the FC provides better modeling concerning the dynamic behavior by outperforming the classical operators by using the non-integer order. And, the NN aims to estimate the unknown dynamics that are incorporated in the equivalent term in SM, reduce the chattering by compensating for the uncertainties, allow the system to adjust to varying conditions related to the uncontrollable wind, and make an adaptive controller by improving its performance over time by learning the system dynamics. This proposed integration between SM, FC, and NN gives a good performance that showcases via emulation results under three different scenarios of wind speed. In addition, in each scenario, two tests are performed to prove the effectiveness of the suggested law control.
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spelling doaj-art-747a9a31228746b2a3966b9de87c946f2024-12-16T05:38:57ZengElseviere-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy2772-67112024-12-0110100829New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems applicationYattou El Fadili0Ismail Boumhidi1Corresponding author.; Computer Science, Signal, Automation, and Cognitivism Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MoroccoComputer Science, Signal, Automation, and Cognitivism Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MoroccoTo achieve high efficiency of the electricity production for wind turbines, an improved controller has a crucial role in achieving this goal by capturing the most wind energy based on the maximum power point tracking approach. This research paper suggests a new nonlinear controller design to control the electromagnetic torque for horizontal-axis variable-speed wind power with three blades connected to the grid to render them more profitable and efficient in terms of the highest rate of electricity production. This proposed controller binds the sliding mode (SM) with the fractional calculus (FC) and the neural network (NN) to exploit the benefits of each technique. The SM is a popular technique and is the most used in controlling nonlinear systems. The effectiveness of the SM is shown in its ability to stabilize the system, drive it to the desired state in a finite time, and reduce the sensitivity to parameter variations. However, the main drawback of SM is the chattering phenomenon. This phenomenon refers to the high-frequency oscillations that occur around the sliding surface. The chatter arises due to the discontinuous nature of the SM control law, which switches between different control actions to keep the system states on the sliding surface. The main contribution of this present work is to tackle this undesirable issue that can damage the system, destroy the components, and lead the system to instability. The solution lies in suggesting a new controller that combines SM, FC, and NN because the FC provides better modeling concerning the dynamic behavior by outperforming the classical operators by using the non-integer order. And, the NN aims to estimate the unknown dynamics that are incorporated in the equivalent term in SM, reduce the chattering by compensating for the uncertainties, allow the system to adjust to varying conditions related to the uncontrollable wind, and make an adaptive controller by improving its performance over time by learning the system dynamics. This proposed integration between SM, FC, and NN gives a good performance that showcases via emulation results under three different scenarios of wind speed. In addition, in each scenario, two tests are performed to prove the effectiveness of the suggested law control.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671124004091Neural networkFractional calculusSliding mode controlChattering phenomenonNonlinear controllerMaximum power point tracking algorithm
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New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
Neural network
Fractional calculus
Sliding mode control
Chattering phenomenon
Nonlinear controller
Maximum power point tracking algorithm
title New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
title_full New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
title_fullStr New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
title_full_unstemmed New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
title_short New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application
title_sort new design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus variable speed wind energy systems application
topic Neural network
Fractional calculus
Sliding mode control
Chattering phenomenon
Nonlinear controller
Maximum power point tracking algorithm
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671124004091
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