Turbine emulator for development of variable speed microhydro power generation systems

Joseph, Rex and Umanand, L (2012) Turbine emulator for development of variable speed microhydro power generation systems. In: 2012 IEEE Third International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET), 24-27 Sept. 2012, Kathmandu.

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Abstract

Variable speed operation of microhydro power plants is gaining popularity due to the benefits that accrue from their use and the development of suitable generator control systems. This paper highlights the benefits of variable speed systems over conventional systems and also proposes a simple emulator for hydraulic turbines that operate in variable speed fixed flow rate mode. The emulator consists of an uncontrolled separately excited DC motor with additional resistors and has performance characteristics similar to that of the hydraulic turbine.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to IEEE.
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electronic Systems Engineering (Formerly Centre for Electronic Design & Technology)
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2013 05:49
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2013 05:49
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/47867

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