WindDesigner is a Matlab-based tool developed with the aim of evaluating the global efficiency of a wind generator, according to the variation of wind speed. Two ideas are at the base of this tool. First, given a particular site with an average wind speeds distribution, to evaluate which structure the generator should have to maximize the energy harvested. Second, given a fixed generator composition and an average wind speeds distribution, to evaluate the best control solution to adopt with the aim of maximizing the energy generated.
Marco Vacca, Massimo Ruo Roch, Guido Masera, Giacomo Frulla, Piero Gili, WindDesigner: An Open Tool for Analysis and Design ofWind Generators, International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, June 1113, 2013, Alghero (Italy).