Title :
A novel grid interface for wind-driven grid-connected induction generators
Author :
Babu, S. Suresh ; Mariappan, G. Jeya ; Palanichamy, S.
Author_Institution :
PSG Coll. of Technol., Coimbatore, India
Abstract :
Establishment of 125 MW windfarms provided necessary thrust to harnessing renewable energy sources in India. Grid interfacing systems for any windfarms needs careful planning to assess its steady state impact on grid regarding voltage, power factor, and active reactive power losses. This paper presents a novel scheme to improve the performance of grid connected wind-driven induction generators by using a microcontroller controlled power MOSFET based AC voltage controller, both for starting and also for reducing the applied voltage during partial load conditions. The scheme proposed is well analysed and shows excellent performance
Keywords :
asynchronous generators; energy resources; microcontrollers; power MOSFET; power factor; voltage control; wind power plants; AC voltage controller; India; active reactive power losses; grid connected wind-driven induction generators; grid interface; grid interfacing systems; microcontroller; power MOSFET; power factor; renewable energy sources; windfarms; Induction generators; MOSFET circuits; Microcontrollers; Performance analysis; Power MOSFET; Power system planning; Reactive power; Renewable energy resources; Steady-state; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Automation and Control, 1995 (I A & C'95), IEEE/IAS International Conference on (Cat. No.95TH8005)
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2081-6
DOI :
10.1109/IACC.1995.465812
