Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine
In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff payments from the UK government. Tariffs are paid...
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my.uniten.dspace-249922023-05-29T15:30:00Z Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine Adamson M.A. Muhammad-Sukki F. Aziz N.F.A. Abu-Bakar S.H. Sellami N. Iyi D. Ramirez-Iniguez R. Bani N.A. Mas'ud A.A. Munir A.B. Yasin S.H.M. 57209738779 36634597400 57221906825 50460953400 55194884200 55987671000 6504803763 57189337505 55330007200 7005955436 57209739705 In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff payments from the UK government. Tariffs are paid for generating electricity and for exporting electricity back to the grid. Savings can be maximized by correctly managing the ratio of number of units consumed by the homeowner to the number of units exported to the grid. In order to achieve a low percentage export situation, it was postulated that a control system would be needed. This paper proposes a control system for a small wind turbine based on an Arduino Uno microcontroller. The system was designed and built in order to evaluate its effectiveness. Results showed that the control system was effective in ensuring a low percentage export. When immediate domestic demand was met, surplus electricity was diverted to a storage circuit. Only as a last resort, when domestic and storage demand was met, was electricity exported. A cost analysis of the system showed that having a control system incorporated as part of the wind turbine installation could lead to savings of more than 12,000 over the life of the product. Copyright � 2019 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved. Final 2023-05-29T07:30:00Z 2023-05-29T07:30:00Z 2019 Article 10.1166/jctn.2019.7881 2-s2.0-85068571327 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068571327&doi=10.1166%2fjctn.2019.7881&partnerID=40&md5=d568fef86999c60cd6e03e256356d117 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/24992 16 5-Jun 2249 2258 All Open Access, Green American Scientific Publishers Scopus |
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In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff payments from the UK government. Tariffs are paid for generating electricity and for exporting electricity back to the grid. Savings can be maximized by correctly managing the ratio of number of units consumed by the homeowner to the number of units exported to the grid. In order to achieve a low percentage export situation, it was postulated that a control system would be needed. This paper proposes a control system for a small wind turbine based on an Arduino Uno microcontroller. The system was designed and built in order to evaluate its effectiveness. Results showed that the control system was effective in ensuring a low percentage export. When immediate domestic demand was met, surplus electricity was diverted to a storage circuit. Only as a last resort, when domestic and storage demand was met, was electricity exported. A cost analysis of the system showed that having a control system incorporated as part of the wind turbine installation could lead to savings of more than 12,000 over the life of the product. Copyright � 2019 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved. |
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