Simulation Model of Wind Turbine with Induction Generator

Conventional energy sources used these days comes from the limited energy resources that will be exhausted in the near future. Research on wind energy as one of the renewable energy sources has been promoted by researchers in many countries around the world. Wind energy approach is a potential resource of energy and environmentally friendly. However, the main constraint in studying it is the wind cannot be regulated because it changes in speed at all times in accordance with the wind guts. The present study aimed to determine the characteristics of wind turbine that were connected with induction generator by applying simulation technique using Matlab. The results showed that by using the maximum wind speed of 12 m/s with the pitch angle ? = 0 degree, the mechanical output power (Pm) is 25513942.39 watt. When the pitch angle ? was increased up to 11o with the maximum wind speed, the Pm dropped to 10168366.36 Watt. Moreover, the induction generator output current of I2C with the maximum wind speed and at ? value of 8 is the maximum current produced by the generator. The computing processes and outputs, and the stages of wind energy installation are discussed in details