Design requirements for medium-sized wind turbines for remote and hybrid power systems

摘要

This paper provides an overview of the design requirements for medium-sized wind turbines intended for use in a remote hybrid power system. The recommendations are based on first- hand experience acquired at the University of Massachusetts through the installation, operation, and upgrade of a 250-kW turbine on a mountain top with difficult access in Western massachu- setts. Experience with the operation of this turbine and the design of its control system, together with a long history in the design and analysis of hybrid power system, has made it possible to extend the work in Western Massachusetts to remote or hybrid power systems in general.