WIND

Wind energy captures the natural wind and converts the air’s motion into mechanical energy usually for electricity production and this mechanism is referred to a wind-electric turbine. The turbine blades are normally designed to capture the kinetic energy in wind and when start moving, they spin a shaft that leads from the hub of the rotor to a generator that turns the rotational energy into electricity. Here also De Lorenzo has developed many trainers of different levels and one in particular is aimed to a very high level that takes into account the operations of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and the fault ride through complete with SCADA software. For the basic level, a case containing the necessary modules has been designed to learn the first steps of this technology. For the medium level, a hybrid trainer can satisfy both the technicians and the installers (a kit based on sub-modules for solar and wind at the same time). For the high level, different configurations are proposed such as off-grid and on-grid with drive motor (DC or stepper) for indoor use and a trainer tunnel where it is possible to change the flow of the air that reaches the wind turbine performing experiments with or without load. This latter level is also supplied complete with software for data acquisition and processing.They are dedicated to schools, high schools and first years of university according to the level.