1. Wind Test Plan ●Test individual components, system in different conditions ●Calculate expected power under various conditions Wind block diagram

2. Wind Design ●Anemometer ●Coupled motor and generator ●Rectifier ●Microcontrollers Generator/Motor and Drive Rectifier Anemometer

3. Current Wind Design ● Boost Converter ● Inverter ● Batteries/Load Boost Converter Wind System

4. Challenge: Identifying Solar Output ●Problems with measuring total output current of panels ●Difficulties with using previous measurement system Measurement system with analog inputs

5. Challenge: Finding Parameters of Components ●Powering the MPPT, power regulation ●Inverter installation and testing ●Modeling rectifier and boost converter ●Obtaining motor and generator parameters

6. Challenge: Coupling Motor and Generator ●Needed better fit, stability ●Designed in Inventor Inventor design Previous coupling mount New coupling mount

7. Challenge: Design of Wind Components and Enclosures ●Size constraints ●Reliable interconnections New Enclosures

8. Challenge: Combining Wind and Solar ●Connecting solar generation to inverter ●Unable to connect wind to inverter

9. Questions?