Hardware-in-the-loop testing of utility-scale wind turbine generators / Ryan Schkoda [and five others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Schkoda, Ryan, author.

Contributor:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Sponsor.

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Distributor.

Series:

NREL/TP ; 5000-64787.

Technical report ; NREL/TP-5000-64787

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wind turbines.

Dynamometer.

Electric power distribution.

Electric power systems.

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation.

wind turbines.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 10 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, January 2016.

Summary:

Historically, wind turbine prototypes were tested in the field, which was--and continues to be--a slow and expensive process. As a result, wind turbine dynamometer facilities were developed to provide a more cost-effective alternative to field testing. New turbine designs were tested and the design models were validated using dynamometers to drive the turbines in a controlled environment. Over the years, both wind turbine dynamometer testing and computer technology have matured and improved, and the two are now being joined to provide hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing. This type of testing uses a computer to simulate the items that are missing from a dynamometer test, such as grid stiffness, voltage, frequency, rotor, and hub. Furthermore, wind input and changing electric grid conditions can now be simulated in real time. This recent advance has greatly increased the utility of dynamometer testing for the development of wind turbine systems.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed July 13. 2016).

"January 2016."

Published through SciTech Connect.

OCLC:

940482171