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Monitoring & Controlling Small Wind
By IMT SOLAR
Monitoring/Controlling Small Wind
� Monitoring/control comes automatically to large wind turbines and wind farms…
Electrical and mechanical data Operation and fault status Meteorological dataGrid station dataOperational controlOperational control
Photo: NREL
Monitoring/Controlling Small Wind
� Monitoring/controlling small wind can be accomplished effectively…
� Educational institutions are using monitoring systems to bring wind data into the classroom…
Micro-wind turbine at Audubon Machinery
Monitoring/Controlling Small Wind
Solution at Audubon Machinery monitors, data logs, and/or controls:• Turbine power output• Turbine stop contactor to apply brake• Wind speed• Battery bank voltage• Battery bank temperature• Dump load resistor temperature• Battery charging current• Email notification of turbine status• Email notification of turbine status
Primary wind control page…
• Run/Stop control (with email notification)
• Battery charger over-ride• Force system run to AC
power• Manual over-ride for flag
pole lighting• All pertinent real-time data• Built in web server allows
screens to be viewed via screens to be viewed via intranet or internet
Turbine Power Output…
Battery Charge Current…
First wind turbine install at Erie 1 BOCES…
First wind turbine install at Erie 1 BOCES…
First wind turbine install at Erie 1 BOCES…
Students/visitors interact with wind turbine viawide screen monitor in school lobby…
“Green Home” at Alfred State College…
Renewable energy platforms at the NAHB “Gold” Certified Green Home include:- 2.5 kW wind turbine - 4 well geothermal- 8 tube solar thermal - 8.8 kW PV
“Green Home” at Alfred State College…
Inverters and monitoring system platform mounted in garage of home
“Green Home” at Alfred State College…
Primary wind turbine monitoring screen…
“Green Home” at Alfred State College…
Real-time and historical charts of wind turbine power production…
“Green Home” at Alfred State College…
Electrical data for all power producers and consumers at the home…
Monitoring/controlling small wind…
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