Wind Test Plan● Test individual components, system in

different conditions

● Calculate expected power under

various conditions

Wind block diagram

Wind Design●Anemometer

●Coupled motor and generator

●Rectifier

●Microcontrollers

Generator/Motor and Drive

Rectifier

Anemometer

Current Wind Design● Boost Converter

● Inverter

● Batteries/Load

Boost Converter Wind System

Challenge: Identifying Solar Output● Problems with measuring total output current of panels

● Difficulties with using previous measurement system

Measurement system with analog inputs

Challenge: Finding Parameters of Components● Powering the MPPT, power regulation

● Inverter installation and testing

● Modeling rectifier and boost converter

● Obtaining motor and generator parameters

Challenge: Coupling Motor and Generator● Needed better fit, stability

● Designed in Inventor

Inventor designPrevious coupling mount

New coupling mount

Challenge: Design of Wind Components and Enclosures● Size constraints

● Reliable interconnections

New Enclosures

Challenge: Combining Wind and Solar● Connecting solar generation to inverter

● Unable to connect wind to inverter

Questions?