Title :
Development of a system for testing grid-connected Permanent Magnet wind generators
Author :
de la Bat, J.G. ; Khan, M.A. ; Barendse, P.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng., Univ. of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
Abstract :
South Africa is in a situation where expansion of its energy resources is required. A large emphasis has been placed on renewable energy in the future plans including wind energy. In this paper a laboratory-based wind energy system has been developed and implemented. A flexible test rig was constructed to allow testing of different sized Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines under a range of conditions. Experiments with unbalanced grid voltages were conducted on the setup and the results are presented.
Keywords :
permanent magnet machines; power grids; renewable energy sources; synchronous machines; wind power plants; South Africa; energy resources; flexible test rig; grid-connected permanent magnet wind generator testing; laboratory-based wind energy system; permanent magnet synchronous machines; renewable energy; unbalanced grid voltages; Band pass filters; Generators; Induction machines; Power harmonic filters; Torque; Voltage control; Wind turbines; Filter Design; PMSG; Renewable Energy; South Africa; Test Rig; Voltage Unbalance; Wind Turbine Emulator;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2012 XXth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0143-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0141-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICElMach.2012.6350167
