Real-time simulation of BLDC-based wind turbine emulator using RT-LAB

A novel wind turbine emulator (WTE) based on a torque controlled Brushless DC (BLDC) motor is presented, which can emulate the steady-state and dynamic characteristics of an actual wind turbine. Variable wind speeds, turbine inertia and torque oscillation caused by tower shadow and wind shear are al...

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Published in2009 International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems : 15-18 November 2009 pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Honghao Guo, Bo Zhou, Jichen Li, Fangshun Cheng, Le Zhang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.2009
Subjects
brushless DC
DC motors
Emulation
Mathematical model
Permanent magnet motors
real-time simulation
Steady-state
Synchronous motors
Torque control
Wind power generation
Wind speed
wind turbine emulator
Wind turbines
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Summary:A novel wind turbine emulator (WTE) based on a torque controlled Brushless DC (BLDC) motor is presented, which can emulate the steady-state and dynamic characteristics of an actual wind turbine. Variable wind speeds, turbine inertia and torque oscillation caused by tower shadow and wind shear are all considered in the construction of the actual wind turbine model and the torque controlled BLDC model . A PI regulator is employed to make sure that the output torque of BLDC tracks the reference torque. The simulation results based on RT-LAB real-time simulation platform verify the validity of the proposed WTE.
ISBN:9781424451777
1424451779
DOI:10.1109/ICEMS.2009.5382776