Mixed PV-wind small power microgrid

Abstract

The paper presents a microgrid structure, based on wind and photovoltaic (PV) renewable energies inputs, implemented in a dedicated configurable microgrid laboratory. The wind turbine is realized through a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) emulator. PV energy can be taken from a set of panels or from a programmable DC source, which can implement the I-V characteristics of the real system. The microgrid configuration, its components and functionality are presented also through experimental results.