(Universidad de Concepción., 2014) Lara Castells, David Domingo; Merino Coria, Gabriel Guillermo
OVERALL OBJETIVE: To develop and evaluate a direct coupled wind-electric pumping system driven by a static power converter that allows maximum power point tracking and does not requiere the use of batteries. SPECIFIC OBJETIVES: 1.To quantify the efficiency of a small-power wind pumping system with battery bank in each stage of power conversion. 2. To develop and evaluate a static power converter that allows direct coupling between the aerogenerator and electropump, tracking the maximum power point.3. To quantify the effect of wind speed and electro pump operation at variable rotational speed on the pumping capacity of the system.