Grid connected or stand-alone real-time variable speed wind generator emulator associated to a flywheel energy storage system

The level of penetration increase of dispersed generation in the electrical networks is a major scientific aim: to increase the possibility to participate in the ancillary services, to determine the influence zone according to the network connection point,...etc. The development of experimental test benches is necessary to validate theoretical studies. In this paper, we present a 3 kW test bench, emulating a grid connected or stand-alone real-time variable speed wind generator emulator associated to a flywheel energy storage system