This paper proposes an excitation system and voltage control for a Squirrel Cage Induction Generator in an independent wind energy conversion system. Energy is considered to be very promising alternative for power generation because of its tremendous environment, social, and economic benefits. Of all wind power technologies, the variable speed systems employing the Squirrel Cage Induction Gener...

The impact of fixed speed squirrel cage type as well as variable speed doubly fed induction generators (DFIG) on dynamic performance of a multimachine power system has been investigated. Detailed models of the various components have been presented and the integration of asynchronous and synchronous generators has been carried out through a rotor angle based transform. Simulation studies carrie...

This paper presents a new rotor flux estimation method for sensorless vector controlled squirrel-cage induction generators used in wind power applications. The proposed method is based on a phase-locked loop (PLL) and the orthogonality between the rotor flux space vector and its back electromotive force (EMF) space vector. Rotor flux is estimated using stator voltage equations without integrati...

For low power wind energy or micro-hydel applications of the order of 1-10KW, the lowest cost can be achieved if the generator is a simple squirrel cage induction motor used as a self excited induction generator (SEIG). The induction generator output can be rectified to produce a DC Bus from which a single phase inverter can feed the power supply grid. A SEIG requires capacitors to be connected...

Both fixed-speed squirrel-cage induction generators and variable-speed doubly-fed induction generators are used in wind turbine generation technology. Modeling and simulation of induction machines using vector computing technique in Matlab/Simulink provides an efficient approach for further research on wind generation system integration and control. In this paper, the vector computing technique...

ISSN 2250 – 1088 | © 2011 Bonfring Abstract--This paper describes active power control in a grid connected variable speed wind electric generation system (WEG) using squirrel cage induction machine. The chosen variable speed WEG system consists of a wind turbine, squirrel-cage induction generator, an AC-DC-AC interface and the power grid. In this work the generator side converter is controlled ...

Self exited Induction generators are widely used in non conventional energy systems such as wind, micro/mini hydro, etc. The squirrel cage induction generator is simple, reliable, cheap, lightweight, ruggedness, and requires very little maintenance. This paper presents the self-excitation and modeling, steady-state, performance analysis and generating schemes of induction generators.

This paper presents a laboratory study on ‘effects of integration of induction generators on grid power quality parameters such as voltage, frequency power factor, harmonics and reactive power’. Study is carried out with different switching sequence of grid connected induction generators. The analysis is done with two squirrel cage induction generators and one wound rotor induction generator co...

The wind energy is free, inexhaustible and it produces no waste or greenhouse gases. Furthermore, it is a good method of supplying energy to remote areas. With growing application of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs), various technologies are developed for them. Squirrel cage induction motors are the most commonly used electrical machine in AC drives. In this paper, a new wind energy conve...