scholarly journals Application of wind power systems to the Service Area of the Minnesota Power and Light Company. Final report, July 1975--August 1976

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.H. Lindquist ◽  
F.S. Malver
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Service Area ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Wind Power Systems

Operation Characteristics of Zone 3 Distance Protection in Wind Power Systems with Fixed-Speed Induction Generators

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghu Li
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Synchronous Generators ◽  
Induction Generators ◽  
Load Flow Analysis ◽  
Wind Power Systems ◽  
Operation Characteristics

The induction generators (IGs) are basic to wind energy conversion. They produce the active power and consume the reactive power, with the voltage characteristics fragile compared with that of the synchronous generators and doubly-fed IGs. In the stressed system states, they may intensify var imbalance, yielding undesirable operation of zone 3 impedance relays.In this paper, the operation characteristics of the zone 3 relays in the wind power systems is studied. With the theoretical and load flow analysis, it is proved that the equivalent impedance of the IGs lies in the 2nd quadrature, possibly seen as the backward faults by the mho relays, i.e. the apparent impedance enters into the protection region from the left side. The undesirable operation may be caused by more wind power, larger load, less var compensation, and larger torque angle.

scholarly journals Numerically and Experimentally Verified Design of a Small Wind Turbine with Injection Molded Blade

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 776
Author(s):  
Byunghui Kim ◽  
Sang-June Park ◽  
Seokyoung Ahn ◽  
Myung-Gon Kim ◽  
Hyung-Gun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Power Coefficient ◽  
Manufacturing Method ◽  
Small Wind Turbine ◽  
Verification Methods ◽  
Wind Power Systems

Although mega-watt class onshore and offshore wind power systems are used to generate power due to their cost-effectiveness, small wind power systems are important for household usages. Researchers have focused on aerodynamic characteristics as a conceptual design from their previous studies on Archimedes spiral wind turbines. Here, we verified the design of a small wind turbine AWM-750D (100 W capacity) via both numerical simulation and experimentation. We used commercial code ANSYS CFX for numerical simulation and compared turbulence models and surface roughness for determining the performance. To obtain reliable and robust blades, we analyzed the effective manufacturing method with Moldflow. Through a test with an open-suction type atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel, we varied wind speed from 4.0 m/s to the rated value of 12.5 m/s and obtained 106 W, equivalent to a power coefficient of 0.205. In addition, we compared the numerical and experimental power vs. rotational speed and found the former is 6.5% lower than the latter. In this study, we proved that numerical simulations can act as design verification methods to predict wind turbine performances and reliable manufacturing. Through our research, we provided the prototype of a small wind turbine with 100 W to act as an efficient electric power supplier for households and also the stable manufacturing process for complex spiral blades using injection molding.

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