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The speed, voltage and torque controllers – !-reg, U-reg, and T-reg, respectively – are
modelled as PI controllers (proportional–integral controllers).
26.6 Sequencer
The sequencer is a module that handles the different modes of operation of the system
that consists of the DFIG, the wind turbine, the VSC and its control. The need for such
a sequencer arises from the fact that whenever there is a fault in the interconnected
power system, the system of the DFIG must be able to handle the resulting high currents
without causing any damage to the equipment. Another reason for having different
modes is that the system has to recover from a fault as soon as possible in order to
remain in phase. The sequencer basically controls the rotor current level and the stator
voltage level and sets the current mode of operati on.
The aim of the sequencer is to protect the VSC from high currents as well as to optimise the
behaviour of the system. The changes of mode are required during transient conditions. There
are three different modes, with mode 0 corresponding to the mode for normal operation.
If the rotor current exceeds 2 p.u., the VSC has to be disconnected because it cannot
resist such a high current. Therefore, the rotor is short-circuited during such an event. If
the machine works as a short-circuited machine, the system operates in mode 1. If the
machine works in mode 1 and the stator voltage magnitude has been greater than 0.3 p.u.
for 100 ms, the system switches to mode 2. During mode 2, the machine is still short-
circuited, but additional resistances are connected into the rotor circuit. In that case, the
equivalent rotor resistance is 0.05 p.u., which forces the rotor current to decrease.
Finally, if the system works in mode 2 and the stator voltage level has exceeded
0.85 p.u. for 100 ms and the rotor current has been lower than 2 p.u. for 100 ms, the
system returns to normal operation (i.e. mode 0). Once the system has returned to
normal operation the machine first tries to get magnetised and then starts producing
torque. That is done by setting the torque reference to 0 during 400 ms, once the
disturbance has been cleared.
The left-hand side of Figure 26.6 (page 601) depicts the modes of operation during a
simulation.
26.7 Simulation of the Doubly-fed Induction Generator
In this section we will test the setup of the DFIG. The machine is incorporated into a
small power system where it is connected to an infinite bus via a line impedance,
Z,of0:06 þ j0:60 (). In the power system, there will be a three-phase fault at t ¼36 s at
30% of the full distance from the infinite bus (see Figure 26.4). The three-phase fault has a fault
resistance, R
fault
,of0:30 (). The power system is modelled in instantaneous value mode.
Prior to the fault, the DFIG operates at nominal speed. In Figure 26.5, the terminal
voltage is shown on the left-hand side and the stator fluxes
sd
and
sq
are shown on the
right-hand side.
In Figure 26.6, the rotor current and the mode of operation is shown on the left-hand
side and the speed of the machine, !
g
, on the right-hand side. From Figure 26.6 we can
see that the rotor is short-circuited (mode of operation equal to 1) approximately
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