fuzzy logic controller

In this paper, an interval Type-2 fuzzy logic based pitch angle controller is proposed for fixed speed wind energy system (WES) to maintain the aerodynamic power at its rated value. The pitch angle reference is generated by the proposed controller which can compensate the non-linear characteristics of the pitch angle to the wind speed. The presence of third dimension in the Type-2 fuzzy logic controller (FLC) membership function offers an additional degree-of-freedom in the design of the Type-2 FLC controller to improve the system performance. The applicability of the proposed controller is evaluated by considering a nonlinear simulation model of the WES which is developed and implemented using OPAL-RT real time digital simulator. The results show that the proposed controller offers better performance than the conventional PI and fuzzy logic controllers.

Induction motors (IMs) are widely used in many industrial applications due to their robustness, low cost, simplicity and relative good efficiency. One of the major considerations for IMs is their speed control. PI (proportional-integrator) controllers are usually used as speed controller. Adjusting the gain of PI controller is time-consuming which needs thorough considerations. Hence, fuzzy controllers are proposed to overcome such problems. In this paper, firstly drive of a three-phase induction motor is designed based on PI controller and then fuzzy logic controller is implemented. This paper presents a novel speed control technique based on fuzzy logic with two inputs and one output for drive of an IM. The inputs are speed error and derivation of speed error and the output is speed. Finally comparison is done between the PI and fuzzy controllers which shows superiority of the fuzzy controller over PI controller.