Simulation Tool to Assess Mechanical and Electrical Stresses on Wind Turbine Generators: Preprint
Wind turbine generators (WTGs) consist of many different components to convert kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy for end users. Wind energy is accessed to provide mechanical torque for driving the shaft of the electrical generator. The conversion from wind power to mechanical power is governed by the aerodynamic conversion. The aerodynamic-electrical-conversion efficiency of a WTGis influenced by the efficiency of the blades, the gearbox, the generator, and the power converter. This paper describes the use of MATLAB/Simulink to simulate the electrical and grid-related aspects of a WTG coupled with the FAST aero-elastic wind turbine computer-aided engineering tool to simulate the aerodynamic and mechanical aspects of a WTG. The combination of the two enables studiesinvolving both electrical and mechanical aspects of a WTG. This digest includes some examples of the capabilities of the FAST and MATLAB coupling, namely the effects of electrical faults on the blade moments.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1260902
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5500-58962
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Vol. 2013; Conference: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO (United States), 15-19 Sep 2013; ISSN 2329-3721
- Publisher:
- IEEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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