A COMPARISON BETWEEN MATLAB/SIMULINK AND LABVIEW IN THE WIND TURBINE SIMULATION.

The simulation of the operation of the wind turbine was performed using two programming media: LabVIEW and MATLAB/Simulink, respectively. MATLAB is a high–level programming environment and language specializing in numerical computing, while LabVIEW is a graphical media and programming language that specializes in interfacing with hardware components. MATLAB/Simulink is predominantly used in simulation because it contains libraries with high–level functions, specialized in fields, which help to quickly develop advanced applications. LabVIEW is mainly used for measurement and data acquisition since it features exceptional compatibility with a large variety of hardware. The goal of this study is to determine which medium is better suited for developing the software component of a wind turbine emulator. The requirement for this task are: complex numerical computing, simplicity and observability, hardware compatibility, data acquisition and storage and the possibility of creating a HMI. These constitute the criteria by which the better suited medium is chosen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]