Title
A Unity Power Factor, Maximum Power Point Tracking Battery Charger For Low Power Wind Turbines
Abstract
This paper proposes a unique implementation of power factor correction (PFC) and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for low power wind turbines. For a given wind condition, there is a unique electrical load which will harvest the maximum power from a wind turbine, the proposed control algorithm actively tracks this electrical loading condition for maximum power. An active 3-phase rectifier (VIENNA) converter is used to rectify the 3-phase AC voltage with near unity power factor which is critical in this application where the series resistance of the turbine is very high. An experimental 300W prototype was designed and tested to verify the design. Experimental results showed a significant increase in power extracted from the low power wind turbine when PFC and MPPT were implemented. ©2010 IEEE.
Publication Date
5-18-2010
Publication Title
Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Number of Pages
143-148
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2010.5433680
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
77952138669 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77952138669
STARS Citation
Gamboa, Gustavo; Elmes, John; Hamilton, Christopher; Baker, Jonathan; and Pepper, Michael, "A Unity Power Factor, Maximum Power Point Tracking Battery Charger For Low Power Wind Turbines" (2010). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 1115.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/1115