Among the renewable energies, wind energy presents the highest growth in installed capacity and penetration in modern power systems. This is why reliability of wind turbines becomes an important topic in research and industry. To this end, condition monitoring (or health monitoring) systems are needed for wind turbines. The core of any condition monitoring system (CMS) are fault diagnosis algorithms whose task is to provide early warnings upon the occurrence of incipient (small magnitude) faults. Thanks to the use of CMS we can avoid premature breakdowns and reduce significatively maintenance costs.<p><p>The present thesis deals with fault diagnosis in sensors of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) for wind turbine (WT) applications. In particular we are interested in performing fault detection and isolation (FDI) of incipient faults affecting the measurements of the three-phase signals (currents and voltages) in a controlled DFIG. Although different authors have dealt with FDI for sensors in induction machines and in DFIGs, most of them rely on the machine model with<p>constant parameters. However, the parameter uncertainties due to changes in the operating conditions will produce degradation in the performance of such FDI systems.<p><p>In this work we propose a systematic methodology for the design of sensor FDI systems with the following characteristics: i) capable of detecting and isolating incipient additive (bias, drifts) and multiplicative (changes in the sensor<p>gain) faults, ii) robust against changes in the references/disturbances affecting the controlled DFIG as well as modelling/parametric uncertainties, iii) residual generation system based on a multi-observer strategy to enhance the isolation process, iv) decision system based on statistical-change detection algorithms to treat the entire residual and perform fault detection and isolation at once.<p><p>Three novel sensor FDI approaches are proposed. The first is a signal-based approach, that uses the model of the balanced three-phase signals (currents or voltages) for residual generation purposes. The second is a model-based approach<p>that accounts for variation in the parameters. Finally, a third approach that combines the benefits of both the signal- and the model-based approaches is proposed. The designed sensor FDI systems have been validated using measured voltages, as well as simulated data from a controlled DFIG and a speed-controlled induction<p>motor. <p><p>In addition, in this work we propose a discrete-time multiple input multiple output (MIMO) regulator for each power converter, namely for the rotor side converter (RSC) and for the grid side converter (GSC). In particular, for RSC<p>control, we propose a modified feedback linearization technique to obtain a linear time invariant (LTI) model dynamics for the compensated DFIG. The novelty of this approach is that the compensation does not depend on highly uncertain parameters such as the rotor resistance. For GSC control, a LTI model dynamics<p>is derived using the ideas behind feedback linearization. The obtained LTI model dynamics are used to design Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) regulators. A single design is needed for all the possible operating conditions. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Wind generation is one of the most successful sources of renewable energy for the production of electrical energy. Wind power offers relatively high capacities, with generation costs that are becoming competitive with conventional energy sources. However, a major problem to its effective use as a power source is the fact that it is both intermittent and diffuse as wind speed is highly variable and site-specific. This is translated in large voltage and frequency excursions and dynamically unstable situations when fast wind power changes. Very high wind speeds will result in sudden loss of wind generator production. The requirement to ensure that sufficient spinning reserve capacity exists within the system to compensate for sudden loss of generation becomes crucial. From the utilities operators’point of view, the primary objective is the security of the system, followed by the quality of the supplied power.<p>In order to guard the system security and quality of supply and retain acceptable levels, a maximum allowed wind power penetration (wind margin) is normally assumed by the operators. Very conservative methods are used to assess the impact of wind power and the consequences turn to under-exploitation of the wind power potential in a given region. This thesis presents the study of actual methods of wind power assessment, divided into three parts:<p>1. Part I: Impact on the Security of Power Systems<p>2. Part II: Impact on the Power Quality<p>3. Part III: Impact on the Dynamic Security of Power Systems / Doctorat en sciences appliquées / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Le travail de cette thèse apporte une contribution aux méthodes de réglage de la tension dans les réseaux électriques. Il s’agit de fournir au réseau la puissance active et surtout la puissance réactive nécessaire pour réguler la tension et aboutir à un système équilibré vue du côté source. Ces puissances sont extraites d’une source d’energie renouvelable : une attention particulière a été portée à l’énergie éolienne raccordée au réseau à travers la Machine Asynchrone à Double Alimentation (MADA) pilotée par des convertisseurs statiques. Le système de contrôle le plus répandu des éoliennes est basé principalement sur la technique d’extraction du maximum de puissance. Cependant, cette technique limite la mise en oeuvre deservices auxiliaires, telle que la participation des éoliennes au réglage de la tension dans le réseau électrique. Pour cela, une nouvelle méthode d’extraction du coefficient de puissance optimal, permettant d’améliorer la participation de la MADA à la régulation de la tension dans le réseau (compensation de la puissance réactive et du déséquilibre), a été développée. Le convertisseur multiniveaux à structure NPC (Neutral Point Clamped) raccordant l’énergie renouvelable au réseau a été étudié. La commande prédictive assurant simulatnément l’amélioration du facteur de puissance, l’équilibrage du réseau électrique et du bus continu du convertisseur NPC a été proposée. Ensuite, l’application de cette commande prédictive a été elargie en lui attribuant plusieurs objectifs : amélioration du facteur de puissance avec équilibrage du réseau, équilibrage du bus continu, minimisation des pertes par commutation et réduction de la tension de mode commun. La minimisation des pertes a été obtenue en proposant une nouvelle stratégie qui consiste à exploiter les datasheets constructeurs donnant l’évolution de l’énergie dissipée durant la commutation en fonction du courant. Ces courbes expérimentales ont été transformées en modèlesmathématiques implémentés dans la commande prédictive. Les résultats de simulation et expérimentaux sont présentés pour évaluer les performances de la méthode proposée. / The work in this research thesis presents a contribution to voltage regulation in electrical networks. By considering adequate active and reactive powers injection into the grid, voltage control and load balancing are provided. These powers are generated from a grid connected renewable energy conversion system : a special attention was paid to the Wind Energy ConversionSystem (WECS) based on Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG).The typical control strategy for WECS is the maximum power coefficient tracking method. However, this method limits desirable ancillary power services, such as the participation of wind turbines in voltage regulation in the power grid. Therefore, a new method that derives the optimal power coefficient enhancing the participation of WTS in voltage regulation in the network (reactive and unbalanced power compensation), has been developed. The multilevel NPC (Neutral Point Clamped) converter, used for grid interface connection of renewable energy sources systems, has been studied. A predictive control method for the three-level NPC converter, capable of simultaneously compensating the problems of : DC link capacitors voltage balancing, load balancing and power factor correction in the power system, has been proposed. Then, the application of this predictive control was extended to simultaneously achieve multiple objectives: load balancing with power factor correction in the network, DC link capacitors voltage balancing, switching losses minimization and common mode voltage reduction. The switching losses minimization was obtained by proposing a new strategy which consists on exploiting the manufacturer datasheets that gives the evolution of the switching loss energy in function of the circulating current. The experimental curves of the datasheet are expressed in a mathematical model implemented in the predictive control. Simulation and experimental results are presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed method.