This paper analyzes digital sensorless control systems used to regulate the output voltages of a self-excited squirrel-cage induction generator. Different mechanical sensorless synchronization methods are evaluated and their performances are compared under several load conditions, including unbalanced and nonlinear loads. Simulation and experimental results are included to demonstrate the impact of distinct digital control systems on the output voltages distortion and the unbalance factor.
Induction generator; synchronization method; voltage regulation
