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Power Electronic Interface for Wind Energy Conversion System Supplying Remote Installations in Antarctica
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F. Caricchi; V. Callea; F. Grescimbini; M. Falchetta; G. Lo Bianco; L. Solero |
| Abstract |
Interest for exploitation of wind energy in Antarctica came up from the need of providing electricity supply, preserving the Antarctic environment and avoiding negative effects on pollution sensitive experiments, to a number of remote and unattended equipmùent which are required to operate on annual basis for data-acquisition purposes. Concerning to that this paper deals with design and testing of a 5 kW current regulated ac-dc power electronic interface prototype being developed for stand-alone wind-energy conversion system installed in extremely cold climates. Variable speed generator operatopn in the range from 125 rev/min to 260 rev/min is accomplished via the power electronic interface with diode bridge rectifier and IGBT-based dc-dc step-down converter, thus providing energy supply to a 110 V rated voltage lead-acid battery storage. The development of the original wind-energy conversion system is related to projects on scientific activities being carried out in several Antarctic sites. the wind turbine is acutally under test at the ENEA test field of Casaccia and will follow the next 1999-2000 Antarctic expedition. |
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| Filename: | EPE1999 - PP00745 - Solero.pdf |
| Filesize: | 4.35 MB |
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Members Only |
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Last modified 2004-04-06 by System |
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