TY - GEN
T1 - Performance of a controller for small grid connected wind turbines
AU - Ahshan, R.
AU - Iqbal, M. T.
AU - Mann, George K.I.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Performance of a novel controller to connect/disconnect an induction-generator based wind turbine from the grid is presented in this paper. The designed controller senses the generator and grid voltages, frequencies, and current flow between the generator and the grid. A low cost instrumentation circuitry has been developed to measure the generator and the grid parameters. Based on the measurement of voltages and frequencies of the wind turbine generator and the grid side, a control decision is taken to connect the system to the grid. The controller makes decision to disconnect the system from the grid based on the current flow measurement between the wind turbine and the grid. The controller is now undergoing testing at the Energy System Lab at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. The prototype controller has been developed using 'PIC16F877' micro-controller. This paper presents system details and some test results.
AB - Performance of a novel controller to connect/disconnect an induction-generator based wind turbine from the grid is presented in this paper. The designed controller senses the generator and grid voltages, frequencies, and current flow between the generator and the grid. A low cost instrumentation circuitry has been developed to measure the generator and the grid parameters. Based on the measurement of voltages and frequencies of the wind turbine generator and the grid side, a control decision is taken to connect the system to the grid. The controller makes decision to disconnect the system from the grid based on the current flow measurement between the wind turbine and the grid. The controller is now undergoing testing at the Energy System Lab at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. The prototype controller has been developed using 'PIC16F877' micro-controller. This paper presents system details and some test results.
KW - Control system
KW - Wind energy conversion system
KW - Wind turbine simulator
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U2 - 10.1109/EPC.2007.4520381
DO - 10.1109/EPC.2007.4520381
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49249122188
SN - 1424414458
SN - 9781424414451
T3 - 2007 IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference, EPC 2007
SP - 490
EP - 495
BT - 2007 IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference, EPC 2007
T2 - 2007 IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference, EPC 2007
Y2 - 25 October 2007 through 26 October 2007
ER -