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Web‐based remote online maximum wind power monitoring and control system
Author(s) -
Lin Hsiung Cheng
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20106
Subject(s) - wind power , renewable energy , installation , wind speed , computer science , power (physics) , automotive engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , meteorology , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics
The shortage of traditional energy sources like fossil fuels is getting worse on earth today. Therefore, the exploitation in dipping renewable energy such as wind power has become an essential issue in both academia and industry recently. The installed wind power capacity in the world has been increasing rapidly over the past decade. However, wind energy is distributed, and varies significantly according to the meteorological conditions. As a result, the development of online wind power monitoring system is indispensable before installing a wind power generation. In this article, a PC‐based virtual instrument (VI) that can carry out an online maximum wind power tracking using LabVIEW and the microprocessor (MCS‐8051) is proposed. The nearby PC (Server) can collect real‐time data, that is, wind direction, speed, etc., that is transmitted to remote PCs (clients) for instant wind power analysis via the Web. The history of wind information can also be recorded and tracked in the database by clients. A practical model of small wind generation system is set up to demonstrate its online operation for remote dynamic maximum wind power monitoring and control. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ. 15: 155–165, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20106