Nonlinear Control of a Fully-Fed Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant

Janailson Lima (1) , Gilney Damm (2) , Abdelkrim Benchaib (1) , Emilia Nobile (3) , Alexander Schwery (3)

1 SuperGrid Institute SAS
2 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
3 GE Renewable Energy

This paper presents the nonlinear control of a Fully-Fed Synchronous Machine based Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant (FFSM PSP). First, a model is developed and the control objective is established followed by the control design. The control algorithm is designed using Feedback Linearization robustified by a Second Order Sliding Mode Control (SOSMC). Using both techniques allows a fast response of the system while relaxing the conditions on the Sliding Mode Control and avoiding the known chattering problem. The control is compared with the industrial standard PI controller from the dynamic response point of view and also during short-circuits.

Mots clés: Application of power electronics Control of renewable energy sources; Control system design; Modeling; Power systems stability; Simulation of power systems; Application of power electronics; Control system design; Control of renewable energy sources; Power systems stability; Modeling and simulation of power systems

Domaines: Automatique / Robotique

Janailson Lima, Gilney Damm, Abdelkrim Benchaib, Emilia Nobile, Alexander Schwery. Nonlinear Control of a Fully-Fed Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant. 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Jul 2017, Toulouse, France. pp.3250 --3255, ⟨10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.456⟩. ⟨hal-01629540⟩