Wind Energy System using Boost Converter with Three Phase Inverter

To overcome the disadvantages of fossil fuels, renewable energy generation is getting a lot of attention. Wind energy is also one of the most important renewable source growing nowadays. The Wind Energy System (WES) generates power that is proportional to wind speed, resulting that small changes in wind speed has a significant impact in the amount of power extracted. The proposed system consists of a WES, a rectifier, boost DC-DC converter and a three phase inverter. The generated AC power from the Wind turbine is transformed into DC using a rectifier to feed DC voltage into the boost converter. The boosted voltage is supplied to an three phase inverter, which converts DC voltage into AC source and it can be connected to a load or grid for commercial purpose. The results can be checked by the simulation of MATLAB/Simulink to examine the designed system model. By using a boost converter in this system increases the efficiency especially, in low wind speeds. Some control techniques can also be used for future research works.