Design of a wind turbine generator for rural applications

This paper presents a wind-generation system design for rural applications. In Southern areas of Argentina, there are right conditions for wind energy exploitation. Depending on the characteristics of these areas, the wind-generation systems can operate either isolated or connected to the grid. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ruschetti, Cristian Roberto, Verucchi, Carlos, Bossio, Guillermo Rubén, García, Guillermo Oscar, Meira, Matias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/118961
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/118961
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:WIND TURBINES
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
WIND POWER PLANTS
TURBOGENERATORS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:This paper presents a wind-generation system design for rural applications. In Southern areas of Argentina, there are right conditions for wind energy exploitation. Depending on the characteristics of these areas, the wind-generation systems can operate either isolated or connected to the grid. This work particularly emphasises the design of a generator to optimise the system performance and achieve its minimum volume. The analytical design is evaluated using finite element analysis and experimentally validated using a 35 kW prototype. The tests reveal that the design procedure is suitable. The initially proposed efficiency aim was exceeded, reaching a maximum value of 94.2%. The generator operating conditions make it particularly suited for the application for which it was designed.