Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 580: Fault Tolerant Control of DFIG-Based Wind Energy Conversion System Using Augmented Observer (Energies)

An augmented sliding mode observer is proposed to solve the actuator fault of an uncertain wind energy conversion system (WECS), which can estimate the system state and reconstruct the actuator faults. Firstly, the mathematical model of the WECS is established, and the non-linear term in the state equation is separated as the uncertain part of the system. Then, the states of the system are augmented, and the actuator fault is considered as part of the augmented state. The augmented sliding mode observer is designed to estimate the system state and actuator fault. A robust fault-tolerant controller is designed to ensure the reliable input of the WECS, maintain the stability of the fault system and maximize the acquisition of wind energy. The numerical simulation results verify the effectiveness of the control strategy.