Modeling and neural networks based control of power converters associated with a wind turbine

This paper is about modelling and simulating PWM power converters that are associated with wind turbine. As a first step, studies of power converters and Space Vector based Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) are presented. Thereafter, MATLAB/SIMULINK are used as a platform for the simulations and a SIMULINK model is presented in the paper. Lastly, a new Space Vector based Pulse Width Modulation control technique based on neural network is developed in order to test its performances for the back-to-back converter, which are the reduction of harmonic components and regulation of the power factor. According to simulation results, we could validate the developed control technique and compare it with the classical SVPWM.