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Title:            Remote monitoring system for wind energy hybrid systems
Authors:       A. Vasuki, S. Govindaraju, K. Kavitha, S. Sangeetha
Abstract:      This paper proposes a novel remote monitoring expert system for wind-solar energy based hybrid power generation systems. Due to adverse effects of fossil based power generation on the environment, wind-solar energy based systems have become an attractive alternative in terms of their capability to prove clean and green source of power generation. Further, conventional energy sources suffer due the faster pace of dwindling of coal based natural resources. Hybrid energy systems have also been designed to combine with wind and solar energy that is abundant in tropical countries such as India. The location of such power plants is usually in unpopulated areas for large power generation units and in urban areas for small units. Such smaller systems could supplement the power of uninterrupted power supply systems which are essential in Hospitals, Schools, and computer installations in urban areas. Monitoring of such systems for proper operation is a necessity in order to reduce downtime and hence the
losses incurred. Health monitoring of such wind-solar hybrid energy systems and preventive maintenance can be done in real-time remotely through the Internet. The parameters such as output power, rotation speed, wind speed, output voltage and load variations are considered in the system for health monitoring. The expert system would provide for routine operational monitoring, diagnostics and early warning in case of impending failure and control. The proposed system would be implemented on a real-time data acquisition/analysis tool. These systems could be installed at hybrid power generating locations on turn-key basis.

Keywords:    Hybrid, Internet, Remote Monitoring, Wind Energy
Pages:          511-515

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