Badre Bossoufi

Faculty of Sciences; Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · Electrical

New and efficient command strategies and algorithms are needed in the field of wind turbine energy generation to ensure power quality according to international standards. However, conventional linear strategies are still used to command doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs). Thus, inadequate power quality is obtained, which can cause network-lev...

In a world grappling with escalating energy demand and pressing environmental concerns, microgrids have risen as a promising solution to bolster energy efficiency, alleviate costs, and mitigate carbon emissions. This article delves into the dynamic realm of microgrids, emphasizing their indispensable role in addressing today's energy needs while na...

The direct power command (DPC) of the doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG) has garnered increasing attention due to its simplicity, ease of implementation, and fast dynamic response that distinguished it from other controls. Recently, nonlinear controllers have been suggested to improve the DPC robustness, in particular the minimization of the DF...

Small-scale energy grid known as microgrids are capable of functioning separately or autonomously from the larger energy grid (smart-grid). Any created energy, such as heat, electricity, and so on, may be stored and used in them. The idea is to generate energy close to places of consumption, so forming tiny distribution networks, and to minimize or...

In response to the escalating global energy crisis, the motivation for this research has been derived from the need for sustainable and efficient energy solutions. A gap in existing renewable energy systems, particularly in terms of stability and efficiency under variable environmental conditions , has been recognized, leading to the introduction o...

This new paper describes an experimental investigation of a proportional-integral (PI) controller that uses feedback control to regulate an energy system that uses multi-rotor wind energy systems. Pulse width modulation (PWM) is used by the proposed controller to control the power of the doubly-fed induction generator controlled by direct power con...

The super-twisting sliding mode controller (STSMC) is considered one of the simplest and easiest to implement nonlinear controls, as it can be easily applied in industrial systems. Using this controller leads to reducing the phenomenon of chatter and significantly increasing the durability of the systems. However, this controller has several drawba...

Forecasting changes in foreign exchange rates is a well-explored and widely recognized area within finance. Numerous research endeavors have delved into the utilization of methods in machine learning to analyze and predict movements in the foreign exchange market. This work employed several machine learning techniques such as adaboost, logistic reg...

Today, forecasting the stock market has been one of the most challenging issues for the “artificial intelligence” AI research community. Stock market investment methods are sophisticated and rely on analyzing massive volumes of data. In recent years, machine-learning techniques have come under increasing scrutiny to assess and improve market predic...

Ensuring the quality and stability of the electrical grid is of utmost importance during the phase of electrical energy production. As wind energy plays an increasingly significant role in a country’s energy composition, maintaining stability and optimal quality has emerged as a prerequisite for the generated electricity. This article aims to devis...

To propel us toward a greener and more resilient future, it is imperative that we adopt renewable sources and implement innovative sustainable solutions in response to the escalating energy crisis. Thus, renewable energies have emerged as a viable solution to the global energy crisis, with photovoltaic energy being one of the prominent sources in t...

Morocco has a significant wind energy potential due to its favorable climate proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and temperature conditions. The governments recognize the importance of transitioning to sustainable energy sources and have taken strategic steps to promote the renewable energy sector, particularly wind energy, to reduce dependence on fin...

To assess wind energy potential in Northern Morocco, a validated approach based on the two-parameter Weibull distribution is employed, utilizing wind direction and speed data. Over a span of two years, from January 2019 to December 2020, measurements taken every 10 min are collected. This study is centered on a comprehensive and statistical analysi...

This paper presents a novel sensorless high-gain observer for wind energy conversion systems (WECS) incorporating Vienna rectifiers. Vienna rectifiers offer several advantages for WECS, including improved efficiency and signal quality. The main contribution of this study is the design of a high-gain observer that provides online estimates of magnet...

In the field of optimizing wind system control approaches and enhancing the quality of electricity generated on the grid, this research makes a fresh addition. The Sliding Mode Control (SMC) technique produces some fairly intriguing outcomes, but it has a severe flaw in the oscillations (phenomenon of reluctance: chattering) that diminish the syste...

The focus is always on producing the maximum power from a wind power system and integrating it properly into the grid. In this context, several controls have been developed including the Backstepping control around which this paper is based, it is a systematic method of nonlinear control design that allows us to have an electric power with the desi...

This paper presents robust direct power control based on a prediction approach for a PMSG-based wind energy conversion system. Despite many advantages that distinguish DPC from other techniques, the variable switching frequency and high ripples of the currents and power induced by the hysteresis com-parator reduce DPC's performance and efficiency....

This paper proposes a deadbeat predictive control scheme for a dual-fed asynchronous generator for variable speed wind power generation. The control proposed in this work aims at computing the voltage vector applied to the back-to-back converter to achieve the desired reference. A presentation of the system is first given, followed by a description...

In this recent research article, intelligent nonlinear direct power control (DPC) was proposed to ensure the good functioning of DFIGs during faults in the electrical distribution grid and to ensure the control of the powers of the stator through the injection of the reactive power into the electrical distribution grid in order to guarantee the ret...

Citation: Hoummadi, M.A.; Bouderbala, M.; Alami Aroussi, H.; Bossoufi, B.; El Ouanjli, N.; Karim, M. Survey of Sustainable Energy Sources for Microgrid Energy Management: A Review. Energies 2023, 16, 3077. Abstract: Renewable energy sources are nowadays a viable choice to satisfy the rising energy consumption and promote the advancement of sustaina...

Numerous studies have been undertaken to evaluate wind energy systems’ active and reactive power control, the energy produced, and their its link to distribution networks. This research makes a novel contribution to the discipline in this setting. The novelty of this work aims to design a new wind emulator and design a power control approach for a...

For many academics, it has proven difficult to operate a wind energy conversion system (WECS) under changeable wind speed while also enhancing the quality of the electricity delivered to the grid. In order to increase the effectiveness and performance of the DFIG-based Wind Energy Conversion System, this research suggests an updated model predictiv...

Due to the intense penetration of wind energy into the power grid, grid quality and stability have become a crucial necessity in this type of power generation. It is in this context that this article has just designed an Adaptive Nonlinear Control strategy applied to the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) of 1.5 MW power, in order to gen...

Due to the increasing costs of components and the complexity of controlling the production of PV systems on the one hand, and the quality of the energy produced and the connection to the grid on the other. This work describes how the optimal operation and cost minimization of a grid-connected PV system via the single-stage structure (without a DC-D...

This paper aims to research a photovoltaic solar water pumping system (PVWPS) based on a three-phase induction motor (IM) with high performance, low cost, and without chemical energy storage. The proposed control for the PVWPS consists of two principal controllers. The first controller is used to control the system to reach its maximum using a robu...

This paper presents a modeling and robust control of the DFIG (doubly fed induction generator) used in the wind energy conversion system (WECS). We started by using the MPPT method to extract the maximum power in the WECS, modeling the double-fed inductor generator, and then applying the Backstepping controller to control the reactive power and ele...

There has always been a high expectation that wind generation systems would capture maximum power and integrate properly with the grid. Utilizing a wind generation system with increased management to meet the growing electricity demand is a clever way of accomplishing this. However, wind power generation systems require a sophisticated, unique, and...

This paper presents a new contribution in the field of the optimization of the techniques of control of the wind systems and the improvement of the quality of energy produced in the grid. The Sliding Mode control technique gives quite interesting results, but its major drawback lies in the phenomenon of chattering (oscillations), which reduces the...

The design of robust and precise control of obtaining maximum power yield is an important area of research in wind engineering. In the context of maximizing the amount of power extraction in wind energy conversion systems (WECS), this research work proposes and evaluates five MPPT algorithms. These types are respectively a proportional integral con...

Developing precise and robust algorithms that can help in obtaining maximum power yield in a variable speed wind turbine is an important area of research in wind engineering. The present manuscript proposes a technique that utilizes a second-generation CRONE controller for the maximum power tracking technique (MPPT) to maximize power generation in...

Everywhere in the world, the improvement of the electrical energy production as well as the improvement of the electrical network quality has now become a crucial necessity to meet the expected requirements in terms of the energy produced quality. In addition, the shift towards renewable energies such as solar or Wind Power Systems (WPS) to generat...

The voltage sag, caused by the short-circuit faults in transmission and subtransmission system of the wind energy conversion system (WECS), produces a transient stator flux (DC component) in the stator windings of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG).This phenomenon damaging the fragile inverter and the system gearbox. In fact, the dynamic equ...

This paper presents a new optimization direct power control strategy based on the space vector modulation (DPC-SVM) applied to a PMSG-wind power system. The main purpose of this study is to overcome certain drawbacks of conventional direct power control on the wind power systems, such as variable switching frequency and high currents and power ripp...

The vectorial command abridged, with its two forms, direct DFOC, and indirect IFOC is one of the valuable controls for controlling the asynchronous doubly fed generator. However, the disadvantage of this control lies in its low robustness against parametric variations, which results in a degradation of the control performance. To remedy these probl...

The purpose of this research is to study two control strategies for improving the energy efficiency and robustness of nonlinear systems. The objective is to make a comparison between the sliding mode control [1] and the backstepping control [2] applied to the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) which operates on a large speed range. The L...

This paper presents a new contribution in the field of the optimization of the techniques of control of the wind systems, and the improvement of the quality of energy produced in the grid. The use of the Sliding Mode control technique gives quite interesting results, but its major drawback lies in the phenomenon of chattering (oscillations) which r...

In this paper, an improved direct power command strategy based on backstepping was designed to ensure the proper operation of DFIG during the electrical grid faults and to control the stator powers through the injection of the reactive power into the electrical grid to guarantee the voltage return. This strategy contributes to the elimination of hi...

To successfully carry out a wind energy conversion system, it is necessary to simultaneously control the rotor and the grid side. This paper proposes a doubly-fed induction generator's predictive power control. While the powers are controlled indirectly through currents, the latter is controlled using the deadbeat command. Based on discrete-time, t...

In recent years we have witnessed a real increase in the production of wind turbines and wind farm installations around the world, in order to improve this own energy, several studies have focused on the interest of controlling the active and reactive power of the system. Wind power, and at the same time on the quality of the energy produced and it...

To successfully carry out a wind energy conversion system, it is necessary to simultaneously control the rotor and the grid side. This paper proposes a doubly-fed induction generator's predictive power control. While the powers are controlled indirectly through currents, the latter is controlled using the deadbeat command. Based on discrete-time, t...

In recent years, regulating a wind energy conversion system (WECS) under fluctuating wind speed and enhancing the quality of the electricity provided to the grid has become a hard challenge for many academics. The current research provides a better control strategy to decrease the occurrence of chattering phenomena. Combined with the Maximum Power...

This paper presents a simple standalone photovoltaic pumping system that achieved satisfaction through the reliability installation, depending on the quantity of water needed and the solar energy deposit in the place concerned. This paper aims to design, size, and simulate the system that irrigates an area of 8823 m2 of palm trees in Beni Mellal ci...

The design of an efficient control strategy, combining the absence of overshoot during excessive speed variation and the elimination of external load interference, as well as high overall system reliability, is the goal to achieve, even in the case of a strong coupling characteristic between phase currents and speed that indicates the non-linearity...

The aim of the study presented in this paper is to improve the performance of the direct torque control (DTC) applied to doubly fed induction motors (DFIM). The DTC is characterized by good speed tracking and high robustness against parametric variations of the motor and external disturbances. However, there are significant drawbacks to this method...

Hybrid systems can compensate the intermittent character of renewable energy sources and offer a higher overall energy efficiency. Their main interest is the possibility of energy autonomy that they permit since they do not depend on a single source. This paper discusses a new approach for designing a stand-alone hybrid system (photovoltaic, wind a...

This paper presents a new contribution of the nonlinear control technique of electrical energy in a wind energy system. The nonlinear sliding mode technique used to control the powers of the DFIG-Generator is connected to the power grid by two converters (grid side and machine side). The proposed model is validated using tracking and robustness tes...

In this study, a novel control approach for a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) is developed and applied to improve the system's dynamic response and performance for providing high energy quality while avoiding harmonic accumulations. Because of its ease of implementation , field-oriented control (FOC) is frequently used. This control has great...

Due to the increase in electricity and diesel costs, solar photovoltaic pumping systems have become a good solution, especially in rural areas. This work presents a standalone photovoltaic (PV) water pumping system (PVWPS) driven by an induction motor without energy storage to improve the pumping system’s performance. First, a comparison is made be...

The purpose of this study is to design a real-time current predictive control for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) using a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG). A wind emula-tor and a test bench for assessing control strategies were conceptualized. The DSPACE DS1104 board served as the foundation for the design of a wind emulation system. Wh...

The conception of a control strategy of Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) for providing a high quality of energy, without harmonic accumulations, to the electric network is a real challenge because of the no-linearity of the system and the variable wind speed. In this work, two commands based on two technics have been developed and then tested...

The design of a control technique of doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) for providing a high quality of energy, without harmonics accumulation, to the electrical grid is a real challenge because of the nonlinearity of the wind energy conversion system (WECS). In this paper, an improved robust command has been developed and then tested in order t...

This study proposes two different controlling approaches of Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS). The first one deals with Field/Oriented/Control/ (FOC) and the second with Direct Power Control (DPC). Both approaches were applied on Doubly-Fed-Induction-Generator-(DFIG).

In this work, a control strategy based on fuzzy logic controllers is developed for the control of an asynchronous machine. The proposed control consists of active and reactive powers estimation, two fuzzy controllers, and tracking based on the theory of direct torque control. The originality of our work has been in the implementation of the differe...

The use of PMSM motors is very important in industry today; they require great robustness in terms of performance (speed, torque, flux, etc.). In this work we present a new control strategy to improve the performance of the machine given its non-linear model. This technique based on a new non-linear predictive controller, which is based on the expa...

Given the role of PMSG in the wind power system, several commands are proposed to improve the quality of energies supplied to the electrical grid. In this work, two control strategies are presented and applied to the static converter in order to control the electromagnetic torque and the active and reactive power exchanged between the PMSG and grid...

This study emphasis on a direct torque control (DTC) strategy with a speed estimator utilizing the Model Reference Adaptive System (MRAS) for a doubly fed induction machine (DFIM). The suggested adaptive reference model uses the values obtained as the disparity between two voltage-to-current ratios along the d and q axes for a hypothetical resistan...

In this paper, the control of the wind system, the mechanical part consisting of the wind turbine with maximum power point tracking control, and the electrical part using a double fed induction generator is studied, taking into consideration the full nonlinear model of the DFIG with voltage oriented control. The control strategy is applied to the r...

In this article we have studied the control of a high performance electric machine, more precisely a permanent magnet synchronous generator using the Flux Orientation Control (FOC), this allowing us to independently control the torque and the flux of our machine in the same way as a DC machine with separate excitation, where the inducing current co...

This book gathers selected research papers presented at the First International Conference on Digital Technologies and Applications (ICDTA 21), held at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, on 29–30 January 2021. highlighting the latest innovations in digital technologies as: artificial intelligence, Internet of things, embedded syste...

This research paper deals with the improved direct torque control (DTC) of a doubly fed induction machine (DFIM) operating in motor mode. The conventional DTC is a powerful tool to ensure robustness and good torque dynamics. However, the variable switching frequency as well as the presence of torque and flux ripples due to the use of hysteresis con...

In this work, we are interested in improving the performance of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind system, by applying a sliding mode control strategy. The objective is the regulation of the active and reactive power, also the voltage and the frequency of the signal injected into the distribution network. The model proposed for the...

With the development of wind power generation in recent years, several studies have dealt with the active and reactive power control of wind power systems, along with the quality of energy produced and the connection to distribution networks. In this context, this research proposes a new contribution to the field. The major objective of this work i...

This research paper presents the performance of direct torque control (DTC) for a doubly fed induction motor (DFIM). The DFIM performance depends mainly on the design of the speed controller. The traditional proportional-integral (PI) speed controller is not very effective when the system is highly perturbed, and its gain values depend on engine pa...

This work is devoted to a new contribution to the field of optimization and control of a wind energy conversion system (WECS). A Rooted Tree Optimisation (RTO) will be applied to the non-linear adaptive Backstepping technique to improve its robustness and performance. The non-linear Backstepping control was carried out to control the powers of the...

This work develops a real‐time implementation on the DSPACE environment of an adaptive non‐linear control strategy for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) based on the doubly‐fed induction generator (DFIG). The DSPACE‐DS1104 board is directly associated with an experimental bench of a wind power system. The non‐linear backstepping controller has...

These days, the researches on permanent magnetic synchronous motors (PMSMs) as mechanical power sources have obtained more and more attention. the popular strategies applied to control the machine speed presents higher standards for torque response speed and accuracy of the PMSMs control system. To follow the reference motor speed as quick as possi...

In this paper, a comparative study between field oriented control and Backstepping adaptive control for a doubly fed induction motor (DFIM) is proposed. At the beginning, the mathematical model of the DFIM is presented. Thereafter, these control strategies are described and designed, then implemented using the Matlab/Simulink environment. Finally,...

In this work, we are developing a new strategy for controlling wind systems based on the DFIG Generator. The SMC sliding mode technique is based on the principle of Lyapunov stability in order to make a nonlinear system close to linearity. The use of such a technique with an improvement in regulators to eliminate the Chattering phenomenon shows a g...

In this work, we are developing a new control strategy for wind systems based on the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The SMC sliding mode technique is based on the principle of Lyapunov stability in order to make a nonlinear system close to linearity. the use of such a technique with an improvement in regulators to suppress the Chatt...

Nowadays, the most currently installed variable speed wind turbines based on Doubly Fed Induction Generator, due to main advantages such as high stability, improved power quality, high energy efficiency, controllability and mature control technology. In This paper, a modeling of Double-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) and Direct Vector Oriented Field...

Le travail développé dans ce livre porte sur la modélisation et l’implémentation numérique d’algorithmes de commande appliqués aux différents types de machines électriques, à savoir la machine Synchrone à Aimant Permanent MSAP, la Machine Asynchrone à Double Alimentation MADA et la machine Asynchrone MAS. Le comportement de ces types de machines e...

span>This work is dedicated to the study of an improved direct torque control of the doubly fed induction motor (DFIM). The control method adopts direct torque control 'DTC' because of its various advantages like the ease of implementation which allows a good performance at transient and steady state without PI regulators and rotating coordinate tr...

span lang="EN-US">This work is dedicated to the study of an improved direct control of powers of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) incorporated in a wind energy conversion system 'WECS'. The control method adopts direct power control 'DPC' because of its various advantages like the ease of implementation which allows decoupled regulation fo...

span>The purpose of this work is to present the advantages of the power control (active and reactive) of a wind energy system in order to improve the quality of the energy produced to the grid by presenting two control strategies applied to the conversion system of wind energy equipped with an asynchronous generator with dual power supply. Both tec...