Control strategy for maximizing conversion efficiency of a small hydropower plant
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Publication date: 16.12.2015
Technical Transactions, 2015, Electronical Engineering Issue 1-E (8) 2015, pp. 15-24
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.15.023.3823Authors
Control strategy for maximizing conversion efficiency of a small hydropower plant
An analysis of the energy conversion system which consists of a propeller water turbine, a permanent magnet synchronous generator and a power electronic converter is presented. The considered control strategy implements an optimizing technique that guarantees maximal average efficiency independently of hydrological condition changes through the constant search for optimal operation parameters. The water flow parameter, essential for objective function estimation, is eliminated by the dedicated control technique. The control method is implemented and tested in the model created in the Matlab/Simulink software. All characteristics and parameters were identified on a real small hydropower plant and on the special laboratory model.
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Information: Technical Transactions, 2015, Electronical Engineering Issue 1-E (8) 2015, pp. 15-24
Article type: Original article
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Control strategy for maximizing conversion efficiency of a small hydropower plant
Control strategy for maximizing conversion efficiency of a small hydropower plant
Instytut Elektromechanicznych Przemian Energii, Wydział Inżynierii Elektrycznej i Komputerowej, Politechnika Krakowska
Published at: 16.12.2015
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