Case Study of Supplementary PMSM for Low-Speed Wind Turbine

In the last decades, the renewables market is focused on distributed grids and solutions suitable for private use in households. A low-speed wind turbine based on the Magnus effect is one of the promising technologies in that area. By its construction, for the power management, Magnus effect-based wind turbine requires additional motors to control the rotational speed of the blades. An integrated motor-drive system for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) matching the requirements in terms of weight, size, rotational speed, and controllability. In this case study, an application of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) designed for UAVs in a Magnus effect-based wind turbine prototype is presented. The control system design methodology is presented, and the performance of the system is experimentally evaluated.