Field Oriented Control based on Sliding Mode of a Variable Speed Grid-Connected DFIG Wind Turbine System
Aymen BOUJEMEL, Najib EL OUANJLI, Hicham ROUIJAA, Ayoub NOUAITI, Ilias EN-NAOUI, Mostafa MERRAS
Abstract. This study introduces a control scheme for wind energy conversion systems based on a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) that integrates a tip-speed-ratio (TSR)-oriented Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technique with a direct vector control scheme enhanced by sliding mode control. The proposed method aims to maximize active power extraction under varying wind conditions while ensuring zero reactive power output to support grid stability. The partial-scale converter design inherent to the DFIG configuration offers cost and efficiency advantages, while the adopted control techniques improve dynamic response and reliability. The simulation results reveal that the suggested method significantly ameliorates the system’s performance. The MPPT speed control had a rise time of 2.5 ms, while the power control had a rise time of 1.5 ms.
Keywords
Variable-Speed Wind-Turbine System, Tip-Speed Ratio, DFIG, FOC, MPPT, SMC
Published online 4/25/2026, 8 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Aymen BOUJEMEL, Najib EL OUANJLI, Hicham ROUIJAA, Ayoub NOUAITI, Ilias EN-NAOUI, Mostafa MERRAS, Field Oriented Control based on Sliding Mode of a Variable Speed Grid-Connected DFIG Wind Turbine System, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 64, pp 863-870, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904091-107
The article was published as article 107 of the book Energy Futures
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