Abstract:
Over the course of the past decade, power generation based on wind energy has become a significant component in
modern power systems, which has caused substantial increase in the wind power based research. As it is complicated to
use a real wind turbine for laboratory purposes, development of a replica of a real wind turbine that can be connected
and used indoors is imperative. This paper presents the design and development of a wind turbine simulator that operates
on the typical power-speed characteristics of a wind turbine. First, the mathematical model of the wind turbine
simulator is developed and the corresponding CAD simulations are carried out. Proposed hardware implementations
involve a DC motor-DC generator set, a variable load and a control system based on PI controllers. It is a simple, low
power and low cost design that can be easily connected to an AC system through an inverter.
