Maximum Power Tracking by VSAS approach for Wind Turbine, Renewable Energy Sources

Abstract

This paper gives a review of the most efficient algorithms designed to track the maximum power point (MPP) for catching the maximum wind power by a variable speed wind turbine (VSWT). We then design a new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm using the Variable Structure Automatic Systems approach (VSAS). The proposed approachleads efficient algorithms as shown in this paper by the analysis and simulations.

Keywords

• renewable energies, wind power, control