Research Article

MPPT of Magnus Wind System with DC Servo Drive for the Cylinders and Boost Converter

Table 4

Magnus turbine parameters.

ParameterDescriptionValue

Number of cylinders6
  mRadius of the turbine1.5
  mRadius of the cylinders0.05
Wind speed m/sVariable
  RPMTurbine speed0–260
  RPMCylinders speed0–1318
WindminMinimum wind to generated 4.2 m/s
Fixed step0.005
(s)Maximum time with negative 60