1. Wind Turbine Energy Conversion System Design and Integration
Advisor: Venkataramana Ajjarapu
2009 Project Team
Elsammani Ahmed Hassan Burawi Brandon Janssen Luke Lehman
Kenneth Thelen

2. Requirements Integrate with current team Meet grid standards Budget
Supply Power Grid
Safety
Supply stand alone load
Accessibility
Display real/reactive power levels from grid/turbine
Provide test-bed for additional sources

3. Constraints Meeting budget constraints of $250.00
Meeting grid standards
Meeting safety standards
Accessibility: shall be able to use testing equipments to measure outputs of wind turbine
Location of different system components

4. Assumptions
All goals of the group from last semester working on the project are accomplished
Supply 200W load
Grid frequency of 60 Hz
Grid configuration is accessible to connect with load
Turbine chosen to meet building codes, federal electrical regulations, fixed speed, etc.

5. Conceptual Sketch

6. Costs Our Budget: $250 Computer Hardware
Materials (Electrical connectors, additional wires, test equipment)

7. Schedule Weekly Meetings – Twice a week With Advisor: Dr. Ajjarapu
With Group
Class Schedule:
- Week 3: Start Weekly Report
Week 6: Project plan –presentations on slides
Week 7: Final Project Plan Report
Week 13: Draft Design: presentation slides
Week 15: Final Design Report
Week 16: Design Reviews
Group Objectives throughout semester
Order Parts
Assembly
Monitoring
Testing