Evaluation of control solution for grid inverter of low power wind turbine for implementation with inexpensive hardware

The growing energy demand all over the world and the approaching deficit of traditional energy resources makes the development of renewable energy sources including wind energy necessary. A significant part of any wind turbine is the grid interface converter, operation of which depends a lot on the control system. Although this consideration is valid for all wind turbines, it is especially important for small wing turbines where control system cannot be expensive. This paper evaluates the possibility to split control functions into more simple ones with a goal of their practical implementation in a low cost system. The proposed version of split control is explored using MATLAB-Simulink simulation. It is concluded that the proposed control principle is capable of operation, but further experimental testing is necessary to validate it completely.