Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study

Wind power generation systems (WPGSs) have emerged as a vital source of clean energy, appreciated for their renewable nature and zero fuel costs. However, controlling these systems is challenging due to their nonlinear dynamics, unpredictable disturbances, parameter uncertainties, and rapid wind spe...

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Main Authors: Yattou El Fadili, Ismail Boumhidi
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Wind power generation systems (WPGSs) have emerged as a vital source of clean energy, appreciated for their renewable nature and zero fuel costs. However, controlling these systems is challenging due to their nonlinear dynamics, unpredictable disturbances, parameter uncertainties, and rapid wind speed fluctuations. To address these challenges, robust control strategies are essential. This study presents a novel robust nonlinear controller for regulating the electromagnetic torque of horizontal-axis, variable-speed WPGSs with three blades connected to the grid. The proposed controller is designed to enhance system efficiency and profitability by maximizing electricity production, reducing torque ripples, eliminating peak overshoots, and achieving precise setpoint tracking with optimal transient performance. The controller combines sliding mode (SM) control with fractional calculus (FC) to exploit the benefits of both methods. SM control, known for its effectiveness in controlling nonlinear systems, stabilizes the system and ensures finite-time convergence to the desired state. The incorporation of fractional-order operators into the sliding surface introduces greater flexibility, leveraging the long-term memory properties of FC to enhance system stability and robustness while mitigating chattering effects. The stability of the proposed controller is rigorously validated through Lyapunov theory. The simulation phase is carried out in MATLAB under various wind conditions and operating scenarios demonstrate the controller's superior performance. The results show its ability to reduce chattering phenomena, improve power quality, and minimize high peaks in the input controller by achieving reductions of 38.0856 KN.m in the first test and 280.2039 KN.m in the second test. Additionally, this controller ensures system stability, with a Lyapunov function standard deviation of 0.0105 and 0.1755 for the first and second tests, respectively. The controller also achieves a high efficiency of 47.45%, robustly driving the system to its desired state in finite time with tracking error standard deviations of 0.3171 in the first test and 0.1652 in the second test.
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spelling doaj-art-491105affb134a8eb0ce4e9383dc437d2025-08-20T02:54:33ZengElseviere-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy2772-67112025-03-011110093710.1016/j.prime.2025.100937Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative studyYattou El Fadili0Ismail Boumhidi1Corresponding author.; Computer Science, Signal, Automation, and Cognitivism Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz (FSDM), University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (USMBA), Fez, MoroccoComputer Science, Signal, Automation, and Cognitivism Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz (FSDM), University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (USMBA), Fez, MoroccoWind power generation systems (WPGSs) have emerged as a vital source of clean energy, appreciated for their renewable nature and zero fuel costs. However, controlling these systems is challenging due to their nonlinear dynamics, unpredictable disturbances, parameter uncertainties, and rapid wind speed fluctuations. To address these challenges, robust control strategies are essential. This study presents a novel robust nonlinear controller for regulating the electromagnetic torque of horizontal-axis, variable-speed WPGSs with three blades connected to the grid. The proposed controller is designed to enhance system efficiency and profitability by maximizing electricity production, reducing torque ripples, eliminating peak overshoots, and achieving precise setpoint tracking with optimal transient performance. The controller combines sliding mode (SM) control with fractional calculus (FC) to exploit the benefits of both methods. SM control, known for its effectiveness in controlling nonlinear systems, stabilizes the system and ensures finite-time convergence to the desired state. The incorporation of fractional-order operators into the sliding surface introduces greater flexibility, leveraging the long-term memory properties of FC to enhance system stability and robustness while mitigating chattering effects. The stability of the proposed controller is rigorously validated through Lyapunov theory. The simulation phase is carried out in MATLAB under various wind conditions and operating scenarios demonstrate the controller's superior performance. The results show its ability to reduce chattering phenomena, improve power quality, and minimize high peaks in the input controller by achieving reductions of 38.0856 KN.m in the first test and 280.2039 KN.m in the second test. Additionally, this controller ensures system stability, with a Lyapunov function standard deviation of 0.0105 and 0.1755 for the first and second tests, respectively. The controller also achieves a high efficiency of 47.45%, robustly driving the system to its desired state in finite time with tracking error standard deviations of 0.3171 in the first test and 0.1652 in the second test.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671125000440Boundary layer techniquefractional integral operatorLyapunov stability theorymaximum power point tracking (MPPT)Sliding mode control (SMC)Variable-speed wind power generation systems
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Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
Boundary layer technique
fractional integral operator
Lyapunov stability theory
maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
Sliding mode control (SMC)
Variable-speed wind power generation systems
title Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
title_full Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
title_fullStr Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
title_short Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study
title_sort enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application theoretical design and comparative study
topic Boundary layer technique
fractional integral operator
Lyapunov stability theory
maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
Sliding mode control (SMC)
Variable-speed wind power generation systems
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671125000440
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