A novel small-scale variable speed hydropower emulator using an inverter-controlled induction motor

Author

Mauri, Marco ; Dezza, Francesco Castelli ; Marchegiani, Gabriele

Author_Institution

Politecnico di Milano, Milan

fYear

2007

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The test procedure of an electrical drive control generally requires connecting the control to the power converter, the motor and the load. This is an expensive, time and power consuming procedure especially when it is necessary to test new control algorithms or architectures as often happen in renewable energy generation power plants. This paper introduces a low power emulator of a Small Hydropower generator used to develop and test the power quality functions of a universal digital controller for distributed generation systems.

Keywords

digital control; distributed power generation; hydroelectric power stations; induction motor drives; power supply quality; renewable energy sources; digital controller; distributed generation; electrical drive control; hydropower emulator; inverter-controlled induction motor; power converter; power quality; renewable energy generation power plants; small-scale emulator; variable speed emulator; Distributed control; Distributed power generation; Electric variables control; Hydroelectric power generation; Induction motors; Joining processes; Power generation; Power quality; Renewable energy resources; System testing; Distributed Generation Systems; HIL; Hydropower generator; Power Quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2007 European Conference on

Conference_Location

Aalborg

Print_ISBN

978-92-75815-10-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-92-75815-10-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2007.4417615

Filename

4417615