MPPT control of a DC/DC converter for a HAWT

Abstract

This dissertation shows the application of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for a small wind turbine. A laboratory-based setup, consisting of a DC Drive, a PMSG and a designed power converter, was implemented to simulate in hardware the small wind-turbine system. The system was initially simulated in MATLAB Simulink. Following this, the power electronics and control circuits were designed, tested and constructed. Tests were carried out on the PMSG and, eventually, other tests were carried out on the PMSG driven by the DC drive and connected to the constructed power converter. All the testing stages carried out will be explained, and the results obtained will be discussed, various comparisons between those carried out on MATLAB Simulink and in hardware will be made.