Seminar on

Recent Trends in Wind Energy Conversion Systems

By
Professor Bhim Singh
Fellow, IEEE, IET, INAE, IASc, NASI, IETE,IE(I)
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi-110016, India

Summary
This seminar will deal with the wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) classification,
configurations, state of art, design aspects, control algorithms, implementation, their
performance, power quality aspects, components selection considerations, latest trends, and
future developments. A broad classification of WECSs in two categories namely grid
connected WECS and off grid standalone WECS is expected to be good guidelines for easy
selection of an appropriate configuration for specific conditions. A large number of
configurations of three-phase WECS will be discussed in grid connected and off grid
standalone fixed speed and variable speed operations of these WECS. These WECS will be
discussed with different generators such as squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) and
permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) with grid connected fixed speed
operation of the WCES and doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), SCIG, PMSG,
permanent magnet brushless DC generator (PMBLDCG), switched reluctance generator
(SRG) with grid connected variable speed operation of these WECS using two voltage
source converters (VSCs).
In off-grid standalone mode, these WECS will be covered with different generators such as
squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) and permanent magnet synchronous generator
(PMSG) with battery energy storage system (BESS) at the dc bus of one VSC used for
voltage and frequency control in fixed speed operation of WCES. For variable speed
operation of WCES, the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), SCIG, PMSG, permanent
magnet brushless DC generator (PMBLDCG), switched reluctance generator (SRG) will be
discussed with a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the common dc bus of two
voltage source converters (VSCs) in off-grid standalone mode. In most of these WECS, the
maximum power tracking will be discussed to justify the use of power converters and
advanced control algorithms. It is targeted to provide broad perspective on WECS
technology to the researchers, engineers and designers dealing with them. It is hoped that
this glimpse of WECS and their performance will be a useful reference to the designers,
users, and researchers working on WECS dealing with power quality.

Biography of
Dr. Bhim Singh, CEA Chair Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
Professor Bhim Singh received Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from the University
of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 1977, and M.Tech. (Power Apparatus and Systems) and Ph.D.
degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) , New Delhi, India, in 1979
and 1983, respectively. In 1983, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University
of Roorkee, as a Lecturer. He became a Reader there in 1988. In December 1990, he joined the
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, as an Assistant Professor.
Where he has became an Associate Professor in 1994 and a Professor in 1997.
He has received Khosla Research Prize of University of Roorkee in the year 1991. He is
recipient of JC Bose and Bimal K Bose Awards of The Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) for his contribution in the field of Power Electronics. He
is also a recipient of Maharashtra State National Award of Indian Society for Technical
Education (ISTE) in recognition of his outstanding research work in the area of Power Quality.
He has received PES Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award for the year 2006. He has been
the General Chair of the IEEE International Conferences on Power Electronics, Drives and
Energy Systems (PEDES2006) and Co-General Chair of the (PEDES2010) held in New Delhi.
Prof. Singh has demonstrated a high level of leadership for more than 30 years in research,
consulting and innovative teaching. He has organized more than forty short term courses and
workshops and has delivered more than hundred invited specialized lectures including several
memorial lectures. He has chaired many international and national conferences / seminars and
has delivered many special and state-of-art seminars.
Prof. Singh has guided 41 Ph.D. dissertations 137 ME/M.Tech./MS(R) theses and 62 BE/B.Tech.
projects. He has been granted one US patent and filed twelve Indian patents. He has executed
more than seventy sponsored and consultancy projects. His fields of interest include power
electronics, electrical machines, electric drives, renewable energy generation, power quality,
FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems), HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) transmission
systems and smart grid.
Prof. Singh is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), The National
Academy of Science, India (FNASc), The Indian Academy of Sciences, India (FASc), Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), the Institute of Engineering and Technology
(FIET), Institution of Engineers (India) (FIE), and Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers (FIETE) and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical
Education (ISTE), System Society of India (SSI), and National Institution of Quality and
Reliability (NIQR).