Wind Turbine Real-Time Simulators, Training & Engineering Tools

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Introduction to Wind Energy Concepts

Explore the fundamentals of wind energy technology through free educational resources

Wind Energy Knowledge Map

This comprehensive mind map presents a structural view of the essential technical, operational, and technological aspects of wind energy, serving as a complete reference for planning, training, and decision-making.

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Wind Turbine Families & Evolution

Learn about the 5 main families of industrial wind turbines, their historical evolution, the key differences in their electrical generators, and the typical Production vs Wind Speed curve for each type.

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Industrial Wind Turbines

Discover the main components and characteristics of modern industrial wind turbines: nacelle structure, blade systems, generators, and the relationship between blade size and nominal power.

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Operational Wind Ranges

Understand the cut-in, nominal, and cut-out wind speeds, and how the drive train manages power extraction across different wind conditions.

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Download our real-time simulators and explore wind turbine behavior interactively. Free 2-day evaluation license, granted immediately.

Wind Farms and the Electric Grid

Wind farms serve as fundamental production units, supplying generated power directly to the Transmission Network of the Electric Grid. Our SCADA simulator lets you explore every component.

Wind Farm Control Center / SCADA Simulator

This real-time simulator, together with its comprehensive tutorial, enables users to understand the Wind Farm components, their operational roles, and the way they interact with one another and with the Electric Grid.

Learn about: the electrical substation, meteorological tower, SCADA control functionalities, communications with wind turbines, and the relationship with the Transmission System Operator.

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Wind Farm SCADA Tutorial (free preview)

Explore key topics covered in the SCADA tutorial: basic characteristics of the Electric Grid, structure and functionalities of a Wind Farm, control of Wind Turbines, connection to the Grid, and Grid Codes.

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Real-Time Wind Turbine Simulators

Three families of wind turbines, three real-time simulators. Each includes comprehensive tutorials, practical exercises, and realistic operational scenarios.

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Install the base package once, then add any simulator. Each comes with its own tutorial and practical exercises. Free 2-day evaluation license, granted immediately.

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Dual Speed Active Stall Wind Turbine Simulator

The entry-level simulator that introduces the fundamental concepts of wind turbine operation.

What you will learn

This simulator covers the most common subsystems in a modern wind turbine, operational conditions, the basis of the asynchronous induction generator (squirrel cage), active stall control principles, and dual-speed operation.

Recommended as the first simulator in the learning path, as it introduces concepts used by all other simulator types.

Download Simulator Video: Introduction Video: START & STOP operations Tutorial - Preview Practical Exercises

Rotor Resistance Controlled Wind Turbine Simulator

An important step in the evolution toward modern variable-speed wind turbines.

What you will learn

This family uses a key characteristic of asynchronous induction generators to solve the problem of using the drive train as an energy storage device to cope with wind gusts. It introduces the concept of variable rotor resistance control.

Understanding this family is essential before progressing to DFIG turbines.

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DFIG Wind Turbine Simulator

The most widely installed family of wind turbines worldwide.

What you will learn

The Doubly-Fed Induction Generator is a complex production plant that exploits the capabilities of modern Power Electronics. This simulator includes full simulation of the Back-to-Back converter, realistic wind gust scenarios, and grid interaction.

Available in 50Hz and 60Hz grid frequency versions to match your regional power grid.

Download Simulator Video: DFIG internal signals Video: Pitch system problems

Wind Turbine Drive Train Analysis

Engineering tool for designing and studying the Operational Curve (blade RPM vs. wind speed) of variable-speed wind turbines.

NREL Reference Documentation

NREL published in March 2008 the reference paper: "Advanced Control Design for Wind Turbines Part I: Control Design, Implementation, and Initial Tests". It contains the description of algorithms required for designing drive trains that extract the maximum power from the available wind.

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Operational Curve Calculator

To extract maximum power from existing wind speed, a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm controls blade rotation proportionally to wind speed. This application evaluates the algorithms needed to achieve it.

It is an engineering tool designed to analyze and define the operating conditions of a wind turbine drive train based on blade type, blade length, and its coupling with the electrical generator, including synchronous speed and the selected gearbox ratio.

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Power Electronics Back-to-Back Converters

Engineering tool for computing the demand on Back-to-Back converters connected to asynchronous induction machines in DFIG wind turbines.

DFIG B2B Application

This program computes all the magnetic and electric variables in the asynchronous induction machine of DFIG wind turbines, and the demand placed on the Back-to-Back converter. Ideal for post-mortem analysis of these converters.

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Wind Turbine Videos & Demonstrations

Watch demonstrations of our simulators and educational videos about wind turbine technology.

Tutorials

The tutorials are a key component of the ACMSL product line. They are normally associated with the real-time simulators, but can also be accessed independently.