Control of variable speed wind turbines: Design task

International Journal of Control

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1189-1212

  Leithead, W E ^a   Connor, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SPEED CONTROL; WIND POWER;

VARIABLE SPEED MACHINES;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 0034633392     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002071700417849     Document Type: Article

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