| Group |
2010-25 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Control of the Output Power of a Wind Energy Conversion System Based on a Wound Rotor Induction Generator |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Luiz A. C. Lopes |
| Description |
The objective of this project is to implement a power versus frequency droop characteristic in a wind energy conversion system (WECS) based on a wound rotor induction generator (WRIG). This can be done by adding a variable resistance to the rotor winding of a wound rotor induction generator. In this way, load variations can be shared in a certain way between various conventional and renewable energy sources used in an autonomous electric power system (mini-grid).
A simple wind turbine emulator based on a dc-motor with torque controlled as a function of the shaft speed and the âï��ï��wind speedâï��ï�� will be used in the experimental set-up. It will be connected to the WRIG by means of a belt. A suitable power electronics circuit and its control logic need to be developed for controlling the extra resistance to be added to the WRIG. This will be based on the grid frequency, desired slope of the power versus frequency droop characteristic of the WECS and minimum frequency power of the WECS.
The system will be simulated using either PSIM or MATLAB and a prototype will be built based on LabVolt equipment and a DSP development kit for rapid prototyping from dSPACE.
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| Student Requirement |
Must have taken or be registered in the Fall 2010 term in ELEC-433 (Power Electronics) |
| Tools |
MATLAB simulink SimPowerSystems or PSIM
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| Number of Students |
5 |
| Students |
Bruno Fazio,
David Cuddihy,
Nicky Gandhi,
Charles Tessier,
Geoff Lowe |
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