ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the LabVIEW field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and Multisim co-simulation tools to understand the power electronics design and fundamentals for power systems. The basic elements in power electronics are the semiconductors that are electronic switches. The control system generates the pitch angle command and the voltage command signals at the rotor in order to control the power of the wind turbine, the direct current (DC) bus voltage, and the voltage and frequency at the grid terminals. The chapter shows an intelligent control system that is proposed for doubly-fed induction machine (DFIG) wind turbines, which is intended to be cost effective and provides pitch control while reducing the mechanical stresses. The mapping relation between the fault information, the fault type, or the cause of the fault in the wind turbine converter circuit can be learned and saved by a neural network.
