Stator Electrical Fault Detection in DFIGs using Wide-band Analysis of the Embedded Signals from the Controllers

This paper presents a novel study of stator electrical faults detection using the wide-band spectral signatures in the controller signals of doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs). The possible wide-band spectral content of the controller signals are first defined with a set of analytical equations in order to characterize the wide-band spectral signatures and their correlation to operating conditions including stator electrical faults. A DFIG harmonic model and laboratory test-rig are used to validate the derived equations. The calculated, simulated and experimental results are in good agreement. Furthermore, it is shown that the wide-band stator electrical fault related spectral signatures carry considerable diagnostic potential for recognition of stator electrical faults, and therefore, can potentially be used to advance controller embedded fault detection techniques.