Cost effective charge controller for wind based power generation.

Y. Saleem; S. Hussain; M. F. Hayat; M. Afzal; H. M. S. Asif; J. H. Butt; M. Saleem

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Cost effective charge controller for wind based power generation.

Author(s)

Y. Saleem Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

S. Hussain Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

M. F. Hayat Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

M. Afzal Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

H. M. S. Asif Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

J. H. Butt Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

M. Saleem Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Wind-based power generation is being used in certain regions around the globe. The power which is generated using wind turbines is the function of speed of wind and wind turbine assembly. Wind turbine assembly is a constant factor and generated power from wind turbine varies directly as wind speed varies. This research paper proposes a cost effective microcontroller based charge controller that can control variable voltage coming out of wind turbine and either store it in battery or drive a load directly. The brief list of requirements for charge controller like type of battery, charge storage capacity and charging time are discussed and also steps to implement above mentioned requirements in microcontroller with certain assumptions to maintain domain boundary are analysed. The results are efficiently described using graphical and textual data comparison. This proposed cost effective solution will certainly help to maximize the power generation using wind turbine.

Publication Details

Page(s) 102-105

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Science, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Year: 2014

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