Advantech – For Wind Power Plant Monitoring And Control - Alltronix India

1. In order to reduce the dependence on traditional coal-fired and nuclear power generation, governments from across the globe are finding ways to introduce more dependence on renewable energy. Among all forms of renewable energies, wind power is regarded as the best one as its cost of electricity is closest to traditional power generation. Windpower plants are located in remote areas where the population is scarce, which is why each wind turbine needs to be equipped with RemoteTerminalUnits(RTU)tobeusedasahumanmachineinterfacefortheon-site operation,andcollectionofinformationinthecentralcontrolroom.Inthisway,these power plants can be remotelymonitored. To provide easy accessibility and monitoring through the Web, a dedicated HMI deviceisrequiredtobeabletoprovidereal-timemonitoringcapabilities,andcontrol and manipulate the wind control system from the tower base. In addition, a compact PACcontrollerisrequiredtoreceivewindspeedanddirectionanalogsignalsfroman anemometer, so that the nacelle and rotor blade can be directed to catch the optimal winddirection.Otherelementsthatmaybeneededcouldbeapitchcontrolalgorithm toslowdownthebladesfrommovingtoofastintheeventofhighwindsor abnormal vibrations from the windtower. When any country is working on its smart grid projects to integrate wind energy systemstodevelopasystemwithexcellentcosttoperformanceratio,theyrequire

2. someone who can provide a solution to deliver wind turbine control and hydraulic system monitoring. This is where a leader like Advantech canhelp. • Advantech’s APAX-5521KW, which is a micro PAC with XScale CPU and CAN, combined with APAX I/O modules when integrated into the wind control system can provide optimum control. This is the best platform that can provide real-time execution of complicated pitch control applications, as it is a powerful PAC controller with embedded KW SoftLogic. In addition, it takes advantage of one CANopen interface and one LAN port to offer communication abilities with other devices. • Advantech’s APAX-5080PEC 3-channel ABZ encoder input module is ahigh • speedcounter module, which can provide accurately encoded A/B/Z signals from wind yaw and rotorblades. • With the APAX-5060, 12 channel relay output can be connected to the hydraulic system to control the yaw and rotorblades. • Other components from Advantech that can help include– • APAX-5013, which is an 8 channel RTDmodule • APAX-5017H, which is a 12 channel high speed analog inputmodules • APAX-5045, which is a 24 channel digital I/Omodule • WebView-1270, which is a 12” Web-enabled HMI with Intel® Celeron®M • We can see how Advantech APAX offers an integrated, scalable, and modular control system for a wind turbine control system. Advantech products not only ensure that wind turbines operate at optimum yield under all weather conditions, but also offer significant advantages for pitching systems. So, whenever you are looking for monitoringandcontrollingwindenergyplants,alwaysrelyonAdvantech.And, toget these products quickly and easily at the most affordable prices, you can get in touch with Alltronix, the most reliable Advantech distributor in Chennai,Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, andBangalore. • For more information, visit @www.alltronixin.com