This paper proposes an input-output linearization-based active power control strategy to maximize the energy production of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind energy conversion system (WECS). The DFIG-based wind turbine is a nonlinear system, and the nonlinear behavior will result in tracking errors. The proposed control strategy utilizing state feedback successfully deals with the nonlinear behavior existing in the WECS. Such a control will linearize the system input and output first. Then, the control loop and parameters can be designed by the linear system control algorithm. The simulations carried in MATLAB/Simulink demonstrate that the proposed control strategy is effective and promising. Zifa Liu (Non-member) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from DongBei Dianli University, Jilin, China, in 1995 and 2000, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Tianjin University in 2005, all in electrical engineering. His research interests include power system analysis, distribution, and microgrid planning. Zhengyou He (Non-member) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in computational mechanics from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, in 2001. His research interests include signal processing, information theory and the application of wavelet transforms to power system. Kai Liao (Non-member) received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Southwest