College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Electrical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Electrical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Electrical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Electrical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Electrical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Electrical Engineering
Date
6-2021
Primary Advisor
Taufik, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Department
Additional Advisors
Ali Dehghan Banadaki, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
In this work, the implementation of the electrical system for Cal Poly’s 2021 Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition turbine is described. The mission of this project was to complete the turbine testing tasks to the best of the team’s ability. This system includes an off the shelf slotless permanent magnet synchronous generator and rectifier to produce a DC voltage. To maximize the power output at below-rated wind speeds, current sensors, voltage sensors, and a dynamic load with variable resistance were designed and tested. To curtail the power and rotor speed in high wind events, the turbine was equipped with a pitching mechanism to pitch the turbine blades to stall, and a hall effect sensor was added to sense rotor speed. Two Arduino microcontrollers are used to sense the current, voltage, and rotor speed while actuating the blade pitch and load resistance to obtain the most points during the turbine testing tasks. This report should serve as a reference for future Cal Poly Collegiate Wind Competition teams to build off of.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/eesp/543