Optimal operation of Francis Small Hydro turbines with variabiable flow

IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1562-1567

  Magureanu, R ^a   Albu, M ^a   Boston, V ^a   Dumitrescu, A M ^a   Pelizza, M ^b   Andreea, F ^b   Dimu, G ^c   Popa, F ^c   Rotaru, M ^c  

^a University Politehnica Buc   (Romania)

^b ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

^c ISPH   (Romania)

Author keywords

High voltage; Optimal operation of Francis Turbine; Pulse width modulation (PWM); Three level converters; Unity power factor converters; Variable speed AC generators

Indexed keywords

AC MACHINERY; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; FLOW OF WATER; FRANCIS TURBINES; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

HIGH VOLTAGE; OPTIMAL OPERATION; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; UNITY POWER FACTOR; VARIABLE SPEED;

HYDROELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 57849143937     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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