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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2007.4374637
