Remote Wind Energy Conversion System

This paper describes a SCADA system for a microgrid laboratory that simulates a grid-connected wind turbine. The SCADA application monitors the entire system, ensuring reliable and stable operation. It gathers information from all the elements of the system, including the embedded controller of the emulator and the grid-connected inverter. It can monitor real-time parameters such as voltages, currents, or powers, and can store measurements in a MySQL database. This system also contains an interface for remote viewing designed using LabVIEW Remote Panels embedded into a web page. In order to tighten the security features on the website, the default web server provided by NI is replaced with WAMP server, making it possible to control the content of the website using server-side technology. Only authorized users can view the SCADA application or access the database for historical data.