The control of a wind power plant, operating as an isolated power source, is analyzed. The plant consists of a wind turbine and a three phase synchronous electric generator, connected by means of a gear box. The mathematical models of the wind turbine and of the electrical generator are indicated. The use of an estimator based adaptive fuzzy logic control technique to govern the system is proposed. The results of a control test case are shown in order to demonstrate the reliability of the proposed control technique. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.