A variable speed wind energy conversion scheme for connection to weak AC systems

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 122-127

  Neris, A S ^a,b   Vovos, N A ^a,b   Giannakopoulos, G B ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomous power systems; Converter; Fixed pitch; Harmonics; Variable speed; Wind power

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; POWER CONVERTERS; REACTIVE POWER;

ACTIVE POWER; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (IGBT); THREE LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 0033101334     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/60.749157     Document Type: Article

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