DocumentCode
1974059
Title
Analysis of the Efficiency Improvement in Small Wind Turbines when Speed Is Controlled
Author
Rodrigo, F. Martínez ; de Lucas, L.C.H. ; Gómez, Santiago DePablo ; de la Fuente, J.M.G.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Valladolid, Valladolid
fYear
2007
fDate
4-7 June 2007
Firstpage
437
Lastpage
442
Abstract
This paper analyzes the efficiency of three small commercial wind turbines, from different manufacturers and with different technology. Their actual energy production is compared with the case where they use turbine speed control to follow the wind speed variations. The simulation uses a Weibull probability distribution for the wind speed. A fixed pitch turbine with permanent magnets generator is simulated to demonstrate the wind turbine efficiency reduction when the speed is not controlled.
Keywords
Weibull distribution; angular velocity control; permanent magnet generators; wind turbines; Weibull probability distribution; energy production; fixed pitch turbine; permanent magnets generator; small wind turbines; turbine speed control; wind speed variations; Batteries; Permanent magnets; Power generation; Production; Rotors; Stators; Velocity control; Wind energy generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics, 2007. ISIE 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Vigo
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0754-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-0755-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISIE.2007.4374637
Filename
4374637
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