In this paper, we propose a sensorless wind energy conversion system (WECS) maximum wind power point tracking using Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy cerebellar model articulation control (T-S CMAC). The main objective of the WECS is to achieve maximum power transfer under various wind speeds without actual measurement of the wind velocity. We first represent the WECS, which uses a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG), as a nonlinear dynamical model. To carry out the T-S CMAC design, we rewrite the WECS model as a T-S fuzzy representation. The T-S CMAC design is inspired by the architectural similarity of the T-S fuzzy control and CMAC where accordingly the PDC design control gains and weighting parameter are augmented into a single vector. The advantages of this approach are 3-fold: (i) increases accuracy of CMAC initial weights – we assign the initial weights of CMAC using the control gains solved by the LMIs from the PDC design; (ii) introduces adaptive ability in LMI-based design – the CMAC design allows time-varying parameters in the system; and (iii) relaxes assumption on system uncertainty – we drop the assumption that a strict upper bound on system uncertainty is known. Numerical simulations under various wind speeds show exponential convergence results which further verify the theoretical derivations. 
Sensorless wind energy conversion system maximum power point tracking using Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy cerebellar model articulation control