Ecosense installs Wind-PV Hybrid Training System at CBIT, Hyderabad
Ecosense has installed Wind-PV Hybrid Training system at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Ecosense installs Wind-PV Hybrid Training System at Department of Mechanical Engineering, CBIT, Hyderabad
The
renewable energy systems are weather dependent which makes their instantaneous
production output uncertain, to compensate the lower production of output due
to change in weather using multiple energy sources is a good idea. Renewable
Energy systems with multiple energy sources and single output is known as
hybrid systems.
Ecosense has
installed Wind-PV Hybrid Training system at Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
This system utilizes two energy sources an actual
400-Watt Wind Turbine and actual 500 W Solar PV array as the energy sources.
The output of both the energy sources are fed to a charge controller which is
further connected to a battery bank and Inverter to complete a standalone
hybrid system. The DC loads can be connected at battery output and AC loads can
be connected to Inverter output. The system represents a mini hybrid standalone
powerplant. As the system is made for laboratory usage, for ease of experimentation
the system is fitted with an artificial wind generator which provides wind
energy to the wind turbine for power generation.
Key Highlights of Wind-PV Hybrid system
1. Artificial source of wind – so that system can be used
inside the lab and there is no dependency on weather for conducting
experimentations
2. Wind Speed Control – As the wind is generated though a
fab mounted on an induction motor, the wind speed can be controlled by
controlling the speed of induction motor via a Variable Frequency Drive.
3. Active Measurement Panel – The system is supplied with
an active measurement panel which displays all values of voltage, current, RPM
and wind speed.
4. Protective casing around Wind turbine and fan - the protective casing around wind turbine and fan enables the system to be used in a closed space like laboratory.
Learning Outcomes
Using this system, a user can learn about the Wind and Solar technology and can experiment on the following parameters:
• Evaluate
efficiency of charge controller
• Evaluate
start-up speed and cut-in speed of wind turbine
• Evaluate
the Tip speed ratio at different wind speeds
• Evaluate
coefficient of performance of wind turbine
• Draw
Turbine vs wind power curve
• Draw the
curve between TSR and coefficient of power
• Draw the
power curve of turbine with respect to the rotational speed of rotor at fix
wind speeds
•
Demonstrate the power analysis at different branches of the system with only AC
loads
•
Demonstrate the power analysis at different branches of the system with only DC
loads
Program Outcomes
The faculty members and students really enjoyed our two-day training programme and loved to work on our lab equipment. Professors will conduct experiments on the system to understand it more deeply and incorporate this lab set up as part of their regular curriculum.