Study of Wind Energy – Case Study Wadi Seidna Area

Abstract

The aim of this project is to study ability to generate electrical energy from the wind the heights of WADI SEIDNA to plug the deficit in the generation from different sources. As it illustrates a model of the wind energy conversion system that operates at different wind speeds, with results simulated in MATLAB SIMULINK. The wind turbine system is made up of three parts namely the aerodynamic, mechanical and electrical .The system is designed by modeling equations for each block and then simulated in SIMULINK environment. The Squirrel Cage Induction Generator, horizontal axis wind turbine system with complexities of all three parts of the wind turbine model were analyzed using the mathematical equations, with each block modeled and designed separately, then all three blocks joined together to give the complete unit. Wind speed data from WADI SEIDNA was used to test the simulation performance with different wind speeds, giving proportionate mechanical torque and turbine speed. This model therefore demonstrates that wind energy could be extracted in the region even at varying wind speeds.