14EEE412 WIND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Course Prerequisite: 14EEE103, 14EEE113 & 14EEE120

Course Description:

This course aims to give the exposures toThermodynamics of wind energy, Types of Wind energy

conversion devices, Aerodynamics of wind rotors, design of wind turbine rotor, Power -speed

characteristics, torque-speed characteristics, Wind turbine control systems, Wind speed

measurements ,

Wind speed statistics, Site and turbine selection, Induction Generators, Wound field synchronous

Generator, Permanent Magnet synchronous machine, Doubly fed induction generator, Power Flow

equations, Power Semiconductor devices, Converters, Inverters, power quality, Reactive power

compensation, Wind diesel hybrid systems, Wind photovoltaic systems, Role of Govt. and policies
for

market development.

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the fundamentals of wind energy and its conversion system

2. To study about various control scheme and measurement techniques

3. To learn about generation systems and power quality

4. To understand the hybrid wind power generation

UNIT I: FUNDAMENTALS OF WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

Thermodynamics of wind energy-Types of Wind energy conversion devices- Horizontal axis wind

turbine,Vertical axis wind turbine- Aerodynamics of wind rotors, - momentum theories - basic

aerodynamics – airfoils and their characteristics - HAWT - blade element theory - Prandtis lifting line

theory - VAWT aerodynamics – Design of wind turbine rotor- rotor design considerations - number
of blades - blade profile - 2/3 blades and teetering – coning - upwind / downwind, Power - speed

characteristics, torque-speed characteristics.

UNIT II: CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT

Wind turbine control systems- Blade Pitch and yaw Control - Generator Torque Control - steady
state behavior, dynamic behavior - Control Strategies - Fixed-speed, Variable-speed, fixed-pitch,
fixed-pitch Fixed-speed variable-pitch -Wind speed measurements, Wind speed statistics, Site and
turbine selection

UNIT III: GENERATING SYSTEMS

Constant speed, constant frequency systems -Choice of Generators- Induction Generators - Wound
field synchronous Generator - Permanent Magnet synchronous machine - Doubly fed induction
generator - Power Flow equations.

UNIT IV: POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Power Semiconductor devices- Soft-starter - Capacitor bank– Power MOSFET Rectifiers - IGBT

Rectifiers– IGBT Inverters- Frequency converters - power quality- Voltage and Frequency Variations

-Fliker, Harmonics -Reactive power compensation.

UNIT V: HYBRID SYSTEMS

Wind diesel hybrid systems - Schematic of generalized wind-diesel system - Issues related to
winddiesel hybrid system –Energy storage systems and techniques – Wind photovoltaic systems

Wind-solar building - Wind-solar lighting – Role of Govt. and policies for market development.

1. Explain the fundamentals of wind energy and its conversion system

2. Analysis the various control scheme and measurement techniques

3. Describe about the generation systems and power quality

4. Explain about the power semiconductor devices

5. Analyze the hybrid wind power generation

Text Book:

Spera, D.A., Wind Turbine Technology: Fundamental concepts of Wind Turbine Engineering, ASME

Press, 1994.

References:

1. Freris, L.L., Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Prentice Hall, 1990

2. Twidell, J.W. and Weir, A., Renewable Energy Sources, EFNSpon Ltd., 1983.

3. SukhatmeS.P.,Solar Energy, 2nd Ed., Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Ltd.New.Delhi, 1996.

Mode of Evaluation: Assignment, Written Examination