Variable-speed wind turbines with multi-pole synchronous permanent magnet generators. Part I: Modelling in dynamic simulation tools

Wind Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-548

  Akhmatov, Vladislav ^a   Nielsen, Arne Hejde ^b   Pedersen, J Kaas ^b   Nymann, Ole ^b  

^a Eltra   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Control; Frequency converter; Modelling; Permanent magnet generator; Simulation tool PSS E

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND TURBINES;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; POWER SYSTEM CONTROLLERS;

WIND POWER;

GENERATOR; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; VARIABLE SPEED; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 1542714452     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/030952403773617490     Document Type: Article

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