Solar Wind Energy Advanced Trainer (DL-SUNWIND-A2)

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Study of wind turbine:

• Identification of wind turbine components
• Operating the Wind Turbine Breaker
• Calculating wind power
• Measuring Wind turbine electrical power
• Study of wind turbine with load.

Study of off-grid wind system:

• Dimensioning of an off-grid wind system.
• Battery regulating and charging
• Supplying DC load with wind power stored in a battery
• Supplying AC load with wind power and a battery.
• Calculating the system autonomy with different loads

Study of on-grid wind system:

• Measuring the electricity produced by the wind generator, delivered/taken from the mains grid, and the loading of AC lamps.
• Calculating the efficiency of the complete on-grid wind energy system.
• Investigating the response of a wind system to a mains failure
• Energy balance.
• Measuring solar radiation: Changing the inclination and azimuth of the solar panel
• Investigating the PV module response to shadow formation
• Recording the characteristics of the solar modules: Solar Panel Voltage-Irradiation Curve, Solar Panel Current-Irradiation Curve (calculating the inner resistance of the solar panel), Obtaining the solar panel current-voltage curve, Obtaining the solar panel current-power curve, Measurement of the voltage and current of the photovoltaic module with overload
• Off grid system: Measuring the generated power of a PV system and battery charging
• Off grid system: Using Solar Panel and Battery to supply a DC Load
• Off grid system: Design and testing of a standalone PV system in direct storage operation and 230V AC On grid system: Measuring the electricity delivered to the mains grid
• On grid system: Measuring the electricity produced by the solar panel, delivered/taken from the mains grid, and the loading of AC lamps
• On grid system: Determining the efficiency of the grid connected inverter
• On grid system: Investigating the response of a PV system to a mains failure

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Three phase rectifier bridge module
• DC load module. It includes a 20W dichroic lamp and 3W LED lamps, with independent switches.
• Load management modules with three independent single-phase outputs for the dynamic study of different load types
• Network monitor module used to measure electrical parameters in a single phase circuit
• Circuit breaker module
• Fixed single phase power source rated at mains voltage with auxiliary 12 Vdc fixed regulated voltage output to power measurement modules
• 100Ah battery with battery protection module
• Motor/generator group for the simulation of a wind turbine. Composed of a brushless motor and a three-phase permanent magnet generator.
• Control module for brushless motor drive.
• Off-grid inverter module, with pure sine wave output at mains voltage.
• Wind turbine charge controller with brake system.
• Multifunction measurement module for wind applications: It includes four separate instruments to measure all fundamental parameters for the study of a wind-system.
• Electronic charge regulation module, with LCD display, MPPT tracking and energy monitor.
• Active DC load used in the renewable energies laboratories configurable as constant resistance or constant current.
• Inclinable photovoltaic panel, 90W, 12V, complete with a cell for measuring the solar irradiation and a temperature sensor.
• A Grid-tie inverter with output at mains voltage, 12V, 300W.
• Multifunction measurement module: solar irradiation (up to 1000 W/m2), solar panel temperature (up to 400°C), 2 DC power meters (65Vdc, 20Adc, 1000W) and 1 AC power meter (512Vac, 20Aac, 1000W).
• Off-grid inverter module, with sinusoidal output at mains voltage. Average power: 300 W.
• Sun simulator consisting of halogen lamps to provide energy to the photovoltaic module for indoor use
• Three level frame