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A Novel PI Gain Scheduler for a Vector Controlled Doubly-Fed Wind Driven Induction Generator Narayan C. Kar and Hany M. Jabr Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering University ofWindsor, Canada Abstract Wound-rotor induction generator has nu- II. INTRODUCTION merous advantages in wind power generation over other generators. One scheme for wound-rotor induction genera- Due to the increasing awareness of the environmental tor is realized when a converter cascade is used between the problems together with the rapid increase in the fuel cost slip-ring terminals and the utility grid to control the rotor and the power demand, the search for alternative energy power. This configuration is called the doubly-fed induction sources that are cheap and doesnt contribute in the envi- generator (DFIG). A vector control scheme is developed to control the rotor side voltage-source converter. This scheme ronment pollution is becoming more important. Wind allows the independent control of the generated active and energy is one of the most economical and environmental reactive power as well as the rotor speed to track the maxi- friendly renewable energy sources, and can be trans- mum wind power point. Conventionally, the controller type formed effectively, directly and easily to electric energy used in vector controllers is of the PI type with a fixed pro- using wind turbines. Wound-rotor induction generators portional and integral gain. In this paper, a simple yet effi- can be used to produce electrical energy at a wide range cient way by which the controller can change its behavior is of speeds. The fact that the induction generators did not, proposed. In the proposed controller, different characteris-