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The most important issue in the use of wind energy conversion systems is to ensure maximum power extraction in terms of efficiency. Therefore, maximum power point tracking algorithms are as important as the maximum power point tracking controller. In this study, maximum power extraction frameworks operating the state-of-the-art optimization methods are presented for permanent magnet synchronous generator–based wind energy conversion system. These frameworks consist of a Gauss map–based chaotic particle swarm optimization and a hybrid maximum power point tracking approach that combines feedback linearization technique with fractional-order calculus. The feedback linearization control strategy can fully decouple and linearize the original state variables of the nonlinear system and thus provide an optimal controller crossing wide-range operating conditions. The objective is to maintain the tip speed ratio at its optimal value, which implies the use of a rotational speed loop. The method is based on the feedback linearization technique and the fractional control theory. Gauss map–based chaotic particle swarm optimization, which is a remarkable and recent optimization technique, is utilized to achieve optimum coefficients to efficiently ensure the maximum power point tracking operation in here. A simulation study is carried out on a 3-kW wind energy conversion system to show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

This paper deals with the robust series and parallel fractional-order <em>PID</em> synthesis controllers with the automatic selection of the adjustable performance weights, which are given in the weighted-mixed sensitivity problem. The significant contribution of the paper is to achieve the good trade-off between nominal performances and robust stability for DC motor regardless its nonlinear dynamic behavior, the unstructured model uncertainties and the effect of the sensor noises on the feedback control system. The main goal is formulated as the weighted-mixed sensitivity problem with unknown adjustable performance weight.  This problem is then solved using an adequate optimization algorithm and its optimal solution leads to determine simultaneously the robust fractional <em>PID</em> controller, which is proposed by the series and the parallel fractional structures, As well as, the obtained optimal solution determines the corresponding adjustable performance weight.<strong><em> </em></strong>The proposed control technique is applied on DC motor where its dynamic behavior is modeled by unstructured multiplicative model uncertainty. The obtained performances are compared in frequency- and time-domains with those given by both integer controllers such classical <em>PID</em> and <em>H_∞ </em>controllers.

In this paper, a robustification method of the primary fractional controller is proposed. This novel method uses the adjustable fractional weights on the H∞ mixed-sensitivity problem. It can achieve an enhancement in both nominal performance and robust stability margins for the uncertain plants while respecting the frequency-domain constraints, such as the tracking of the set-point references, load disturbance attenuation and measurement noise suppression. The proposed robustification holds two steps; in the first step, a primary fractional controller is designed from solving the H∞ mixed-sensitivity problem that uses fixed-integer weights. In the second step, the robustified fractional controller with adjustable fractional weights is designed in order to guarantee a good compromise between the nominal performance and the robust stability not only for the nominal plant, but also for all set of the neighbouring plants. The proposed robustified fractional controller is used to control the doubly fed induction generator. Its dynamic is modelled by the unstructured output-multiplicative uncertain plant. Simulation results given by both primary and robustified fractional controllers are compared in time and frequency domains with those given by the conventional integer H∞ controller in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.