Wind Test Plan ●Test individual components, system in different conditions ●Calculate expected power under various conditions Wind block diagram
Wind Design ●Anemometer ●Coupled motor and generator ●Rectifier ●Microcontrollers Generator/Motor and Drive Rectifier Anemometer
Current Wind Design ● Boost Converter ● Inverter ● Batteries/Load Boost Converter Wind System
Challenge: Identifying Solar Output ●Problems with measuring total output current of panels ●Difficulties with using previous measurement system Measurement system with analog inputs
Challenge: Finding Parameters of Components ●Powering the MPPT, power regulation ●Inverter installation and testing ●Modeling rectifier and boost converter ●Obtaining motor and generator parameters
Challenge: Coupling Motor and Generator ●Needed better fit, stability ●Designed in Inventor Inventor design Previous coupling mount New coupling mount
Challenge: Design of Wind Components and Enclosures ●Size constraints ●Reliable interconnections New Enclosures
Challenge: Combining Wind and Solar ●Connecting solar generation to inverter ●Unable to connect wind to inverter
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