ZM2000 Wind Turbine Simulator System Enables Indoor Multi-Wind-Speed Simulation Without On-Site Wind Farm Experiments
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26 Jun,2026
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In the research, development and teaching of wind power technology, traditional on-site wind farm experiments have many drawbacks. Restricted by natural weather conditions, wind speed is uncontrollable and the experimental cycle is extremely long. In addition, physical prototype testing entails high costs, and replacement of different turbine models requires corresponding physical wind power equipment. Many universities and scientific research institutions are unable to carry out systematic wind power research due to the lack of available wind farm resources. Adopting a fully digital converter architecture, the ZM2000 Series Wind Turbine Simulator System realizes full-condition wind speed simulation indoors, completely eliminating reliance on physical wind farms. It serves as the core equipment for wind power experiments, wind turbine control algorithm verification, and microgrid grid-connection research.
The entire system adopts a full digital control scheme and mature DC/AC power conversion technology. Its output power fully complies with national grid-connection standards and can be directly connected to the power grid for interactive testing. Supporting programmable customized wind speed settings, the system can accurately reproduce various natural wind conditions including breeze, rated wind speed, turbulent strong wind and sudden gusts. It synchronously simulates the full-process dynamic operating conditions of wind turbines, including startup, steady-state operation, fault shutdown, grid connection and off-grid switching, delivering simulation results highly consistent with real wind turbines. Built with a wind turbine parameter modeling module, the system supports customized curves of power coefficient, swept area, unit capacity and other parameters, adapting to the simulation requirements of doubly-fed, direct-drive and other mainstream turbine models. Comparative experiments of multiple turbine types can be completed without purchasing various physical wind turbines.
Compared with traditional test platforms with rotating structures, the ZM2000 system has no mechanical rotating parts, featuring fully silent operation, low equipment wear and significantly improved overall reliability. Its output voltage, current and power are continuously adjustable from zero to full scale, with automatic switching among constant voltage, constant current and constant power modes, balancing flexible control and comprehensive safety protection. Integrated with a complete measuring unit, the system collects and records all electrical parameters such as voltage, current and power in real time. The supporting dedicated upper computer software visually displays waveforms and operating data, and supports both local and remote parameter calibration. It enables researchers to observe the power interaction characteristics between wind turbines, distributed power sources and the power grid, providing accurate data support for research on wind power grid-connection disturbances and low-voltage ride-through.
The system boasts outstanding scalability and compatibility. It is equipped with multiple communication interfaces including RS232, RS485 and GPIB, compatible with the standard MODBUS-RTU protocol, and comes with a built-in 0-5V analog signal channel. The master-slave parallel interface supports the parallel expansion of up to 200 units, meeting the simulation demands of large-scale wind farm clusters. In terms of safety, it integrates over-voltage, over-current, over-temperature and short-circuit protection functions with electrical isolation between input and output. Featuring high voltage regulation accuracy and low output ripple, the system operates stably and fault-free during long-term continuous experiments, greatly reducing laboratory test risks.
Currently, the system is widely applied in new energy laboratories of universities, electric power research institutes and R&D centers of wind power enterprises. For institutions without natural wind farm resources, the ZM2000 system supports all-weather repeatable indoor experiments free from seasonal and weather constraints, which greatly shortens the R&D cycle and reduces physical prototype test costs. The supporting simulation software also assists in the preliminary parameter design of wind turbines and provides data guidance for the construction of complete machine platforms. Against the backdrop of the rapid development of the wind power industry driven by the dual-carbon strategy, the ZM2000 Wind Turbine Simulator breaks the barriers between wind power theoretical research and practical experimentation with the advantages of low cost, high flexibility and full-condition simulation. It is an indispensable simulation and test platform for wind power technology iteration and new energy talent cultivation.
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