COST EFFECTIVE CHARGE CONTROLLER FOR WIND BASED POWER GENERATION

Abstract

Wind-based power generation is being used in certain regions around the globe. The
power which is generated using wind turbines is the function of speed of wind and wind turbine
assembly. Wind turbine assembly is a constant factor and generated power from wind turbine varies
directly as wind speed varies. This research paper proposes a cost effective microcontroller based
charge controller that can control variable voltage coming out of wind turbine and either store it in
battery or drive a load directly. The brief list of requirements for charge controller like type of battery,
charge storage capacity and charging time are discussed and also steps to implement above mentioned
requirements in microcontroller with certain assumptions to maintain domain boundary are analysed.
The results are efficiently described using graphical and textual data comparison. This proposed cost
effective solution will certainly help to maximize the power generation using wind turbine.