Development of Wind Turbines Prototyping Software Under Matlab/Simulink® Through Undergraduate Student Projects

International audienceElectrical Engineering and more particularly Power Engineering at the undergraduate level is facing a crisis at many French universities in terms of enrollment. One reason is the attraction of “newer” areas like computer engineering, which seem to excite the students more and pay higher starting salaries. In this difficult context, a significant educational investment is necessary to excite the students and entice them into Power Engineering. An area that students universally find interesting is alternate energy systems based on a renewable energy supply like wind. What is interesting with this area is that it includes the fundamental material that already exists in many energy conversion courses. Therefore, in this paper the authors present the development of a wind turbine prototyping software under Matlab/Simulink® through undergraduate student projects within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Professional Institute (IUP GEII) at Amiens, France [1]. This software was developed by a group of three students of the Institute third and final year. It was then used by another group of three students of the Institute second year to realize a wind energy system model

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MODELLING OF AN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE SOLAR-THERMAL POWER PLANT

Published ThesisThe purpose of this research is to present a comprehensive numerical model for the conversion of solar energy from sunlight to target mechanical energy of the Organic Rankine Cycle. The terminal processes include intermediate conversion of solar energy to thermal energy in the collector, and from thermal to mechanical work at the turbine. The model also incorporates thermal energy storage. Organic Rankine cycles have unique properties that are well suited for solar power generation. The thermodynamic potential of a varying Organic Rankine Cycle’s working fluids and configurations is analysed. Also, a specific thermodynamic model for STORC power plants is developed in Matlab Simulink ® software and presented. The methodology was implemented based on an existing plant design, which demonstrates opportunities for further optimisation and usability of current design practice. The model has the following elements: the first element is the solar resources model which sources the insolation energy and meteorological input at an instance of time for a specific location to the system. The second element is the solar collector model that accepts output from the solar resources model and presents the output of exit temperature of the collector fluid, the collector efficiency and the useful heat energy gained. The third element is the fluid transfer and storage model that shows the retention and regulation of system heat and temperature from the inlet to the outlet. The last item is the Organic Rankine Cycle model that presents the performance for the expected output power required with a varying fluid and configuration property diagram. Based on the study outcome, the integrated model was created to analyse the variations in geographic, geometrical properties with thermo-physical properties for a specific period of the possible power output from the plant. Case studies on the sensitivity and performance analysis show that the plant will provide more power and higher efficiencies with a larger aperture width of the collector than to the length of the collector. Furthermore, power outputs are higher for elevated and high Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) locations than those locations with lower elevation and DNI. The report also discusses other results from the analysis of the effect on the model performance

MATLAB

This excellent book represents the final part of three-volumes regarding MATLAB-based applications in almost every branch of science. The book consists of 19 excellent, insightful articles and the readers will find the results very useful to their work. In particular, the book consists of three parts, the first one is devoted to mathematical methods in the applied sciences by using MATLAB, the second is devoted to MATLAB applications of general interest and the third one discusses MATLAB for educational purposes. This collection of high quality articles, refers to a large range of professional fields and can be used for science as well as for various educational purposes

Engineering Education and Research Using MATLAB

MATLAB is a software package used primarily in the field of engineering for signal processing, numerical data analysis, modeling, programming, simulation, and computer graphic visualization. In the last few years, it has become widely accepted as an efficient tool, and, therefore, its use has significantly increased in scientific communities and academic institutions. This book consists of 20 chapters presenting research works using MATLAB tools. Chapters include techniques for programming and developing Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), dynamic systems, electric machines, signal and image processing, power electronics, mixed signal circuits, genetic programming, digital watermarking, control systems, time-series regression modeling, and artificial neural networks

Proceedings of the 2018 Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress

Published proceedings of the 2018 Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress, hosted by York University, 27-30 May 2018

Matlab

This book is a collection of 19 excellent works presenting different applications of several MATLAB tools that can be used for educational, scientific and engineering purposes. Chapters include tips and tricks for programming and developing Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), power system analysis, control systems design, system modelling and simulations, parallel processing, optimization, signal and image processing, finite different solutions, geosciences and portfolio insurance. Thus, readers from a range of professional fields will benefit from its content

A concurrent design facility architecture for education and research in multi-disciplinary design of complex systems

Engineering design processes applied in the industry focuses more towards a concurrent approach rather than traditional sequential design, because of its potential to improve lead-time, quality and reducing cost. In Concurrent Design (CD) or concurrent engineering (CE), all elements of the product life cycle are included and considered simultaneously during the design process. CE is also known as Collaborative Engineering. Over the last two decades, industries have applied a dedicated CD environment, representing an infrastructure of integrated hardware and software, where multi-disciplinary design teams work together collaboratively on a specific project. Graduates moving into engineering design will become more involved in CD and the use of so-called Concurrent Design Facilities (CDF). Therefore, universities need to adopt their design curriculums and expose students to CD principles to make them work-ready for this new environment. The objectives of this thesis are to investigate the design engineering education approaches in universities, with a focus on aerospace engineering, and to identify the requirements for a concurrent design facility specifically for design education and research. The thesis gives give special attentions to the design of concurrent design facility that are low-cost, adaptable, and easy to use and its role in the overall design curriculums