Study on Direct Torque Control Methods of a Doubly Fed Induction Machine Working as a Stand-Alone DC Voltage Generator

Abstract

The article presents a comparison of different Direct Torque Control methods of a Stand-Alone Doubly Fed Induction DC-Voltage Generator, with classic field oriented control used as a benchmark. The system consists of a doubly fed induction generator the stator circuit of which is connected to the DC-bus with a diode rectifier, and the rotor circuit converter is connected to the same DC bus. The main problem of this power generation system are large torque oscillations caused by a nonlinear diode rectifier connected to the stator. Three direct torque control algorithms are described as a means of reduction of this drawback with simultaneous control of DC bus voltage and stator voltage frequency. The methods differ by the second variable used for control in parallel to the torque control path. The selected second variable is the d component of the rotor current vector, the d component of the stator flux or the stator flux module.