Physical modeling of wind turbine generators in a small scale analog system

This project represents the physical modeling and experimental test of a Doubly-fed Induction Machine (DFIM), in order to substantially analyze the characteristic behaviors of wind turbines and its use in the micro-grid network. The environment set-up is based on a smart micro-grid system, which consists of the grid, a diesel generator, a solar panel, and a wind farm. The hardware work includes the design of a 2.5kW inverter and a L-C-L grid filter (including inductor design and construction). The goal of this research is to better emulate the operation principles of wind turbine system. Future work proposes developing a better control method to improve the stability and reliability of the wind turbine system. Keywords: DFIM, micro-grid, space vector PWM, DTC-SVM, back-to-back inverter, inductor design, and grid filter.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Wang, Xuntuo

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• James L. Kirtley, Jr.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90168

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/90168