Michael Angus Adamson
Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine.
Adamson, Michael Angus; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Aziz, Nur Fadilah Ab; Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Sellami, Nazmi; Iyi, Draco; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto; Bani, Nurul Aini; Mas�ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Munir, Abu Bakar; Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd
Authors
Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki
Nur Fadilah Ab Aziz
Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar
Nazmi Sellami
Draco Iyi
Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez
Nurul Aini Bani
Abdullahi Abubakar Mas�ud
Abu Bakar Munir
Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin
Abstract
In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff payments from the UK government. Tariffs are paid for generating electricity and for exporting electricity back to the grid. Savings can be maximized by correctly managing the ratio of number of units consumed by the homeowner to the number of units exported to the grid. In order to achieve a low percentage export situation, it was postulated that a control system would be needed. This paper proposes a control system for a small wind turbine based on an Arduino Uno microcontroller. The system was designed and built in order to evaluate its effectiveness. Results showed that the control system was effective in ensuring a low percentage export. When immediate domestic demand was met, surplus electricity was diverted to a storage circuit. Only as a last resort, when domestic and storage demand was met, was electricity exported. A cost analysis of the system showed that having a control system incorporated as part of the wind turbine installation could lead to savings of more than €12,000 over the life of the product.
Citation
ADAMSON, M.A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., AZIZ, N.F.A., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., SELLAMI, N., IYI, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., BANI, N.A., MAS'UD, A.A., MUNIR, A.B. and YASIN, S.H.M. 2019. Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine. Journal of computational and theoretical nanoscience [online], 16(5-6), pages 2249-2258. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2019.7881
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 1, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | May 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | May 31, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Journal | Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience |
Print ISSN | 1546-1955 |
Electronic ISSN | 1546-1963 |
Publisher | American Scientific Publishers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 5-6 |
Pages | 2249-2258 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2019.7881 |
Keywords | Arduino uno microcontroller; Control system; Feed-in tariff; Wind turbine |
Public URL | https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/322662 |
Contract Date | Aug 12, 2019 |
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