Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

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Coordinated Multi-loop Control Design of VSM-controlled DFIGs in Wind Farm to Tackle Intra-machine Controller Interactions
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1Institute for Research in Technology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain;2Alcalá University, Madrid, Spain;3Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.L, Madrid, Spain

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Research Project funded by ASOCIACIÓN/COLEGIO NACIONAL DE INGENIEROS DEL ICAI, the European Regional Development Fund, The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) and the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) in collaboration with Siemens Gamesa, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.L RTC-2017-6074-3the Research Project funded by MICIU and AEI PID2024-158935OB-C21This work was supported by Research Project funded by ASOCIACIÓN/COLEGIO NACIONAL DE INGENIEROS DEL ICAI, the European Regional Development Fund, The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) and the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) in collaboration with Siemens Gamesa, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.L. (No. RTC-2017-6074-3), and the Research Project funded by MICIU and AEI (No. PID2024-158935OB-C21).

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    The displacement of synchronous generators by converter-interfaced renewable energy sources requires wind farms to provide inertia, damping, and voltage support, particularly in increasingly weak grids. Based on classical frequency-domain loop-shaping techniques, this paper presents a coordinated multi-loop control design methodology of virtual synchronous machine (VSM)-controlled doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs) in a wind farm to tackle the intra-machine controller interactions. Starting from an initial tuning and a full small-signal linearisation, every local open loop is redesigned to meet explicit phase margin targets through a single and prioritised iteration. The resulting controllers achieve step responses and stability margins close to those programmed at the design stage, despite the cross-coupling between control loops. Results can be improved further if a few more design iterations are carried out. Since the controller synthesis relies exclusively on classical loop-shaping tools available in commercial simulation software, it is directly applicable to industrial-scale projects.

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. Coordinated Multi-loop Control Design of VSM-controlled DFIGs in Wind Farm to Tackle Intra-machine Controller Interactions[J]. Journal of Modern Power Systems testClean Energy,2026,14(5):1756-1767

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  • Received:July 11,2025
  • Revised:December 01,2025
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  • Online: September 29,2026
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