Chaotic-Billiards Optimization Algorithm-Based Optimal FLC Approach for Stability Enhancement of Grid-Tied Wind Power Plants

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power systems Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 3614 - 3629
• Main Authors: Soliman, Mahmoud A., Hasanien, Hany M., Moursi, Mohamed Shawky El, Al-Durra, Ahmed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Billiards; Chaotic-billiards optimizer algorithm; Control methods; Convergence; Design optimization; Design parameters; Electric power grids; Electricity distribution; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy logic; Genetic algorithms; Optimization; Permanent magnets; PI control; Power converters; power electronic converters; Power plants; power system control and dynamics; Power system stability; Power systems; Proportional integral; Voltage control; Wind power; Wind power generation; wind power plants; Wind speed
• ISSN: 0885-8950; 1558-0679
• DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2021.3139853

Globally,wind power plants (WPPs) installations are dramatically increasing, leading to a large-scale integration into the power grids. Huge endeavors are devoted to achieving an efficient operation of WPPs. This paper offers a novel chaotic-billiards optimizer (C-BO) algorithm to properly design the fuzzy logic control (FLC) strategy for stability enhancement of grid-integrated WPPs. The C-BO algorithm has distinct features such as simple construction, low numbers of parameters required to design, high convergence speed, and low computational burden. The permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based WPP is interlinked into the electric power grid through power converters. A cascaded FLC approach, which is optimally fine-tuned by the C-BO, is offered as the control methodology for these converters. The C-BO algorithm fine-tunes the gain factors of multiple FLCs at a rapid convergence speed. A simulation-based optimization approach is applied, in which the integrated square error criterion is chosen as an objective function. For the sake of preciseness, the PMSG-based WPP is connected to the IEEE 39-bus New England test system. The effectiveness of the optimal FLC using the C-BO algorithm is compared with that achieved using the water cycle algorithm-based optimal FLC, the genetic algorithm-based optimal FLC, and the marine predator algorithm-based optimal proportional-integral controller, taking into account severe grid disturbances. Moreover, real wind speed measured data captured from Zaafarana Station in Egypt are extensively performed in the system studies. The validity of the offered control approach is widely verified by the simulation analyses using the MATLAB/Simulink environment.