Title :
Low cost wind turbine controller
Author :
Macready, A.R. ; Coates, C.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW
Abstract :
A significant market exists for small (<20 kW) wind turbines in both remote communities and also in grid connected applications as individuals seek to reduce their CO2 emissions. A low cost wind turbine controller is presented based around a standard electric drive circuit. This allows significant cost savings over current commercially available devices. Functions of maximum power tracking, dynamic braking of the turbine and output voltage regulation are achieved in the controller. The implementation of a 5 kW prototype is presented.
Keywords :
air pollution; braking; power generation control; power grids; wind turbines; CO2; CO2 emissions; dynamic braking; electric drive circuit; grid connected applications; maximum power tracking; power 5 kW; wind turbine controller; Batteries; Circuits; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Induction generators; Pulse width modulation inverters; Rectifiers; Renewable energy resources; Voltage control; Wind turbines; AC-AC power conversion; converters; induction generators; inverters; rectifiers; wind power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Conference, 2007. AUPEC 2007. Australasian Universities
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-646-49488-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-646-49499-1
DOI :
10.1109/AUPEC.2007.4548062
