A novel scheme to connect wind turbines to the power grid

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 504-510

  Joshi, Nitin ^a   Mohan, Ned ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs); Fault current limitation; Voltage unbalance compensation

Indexed keywords

DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATORS (DFIGS); DOUBLY-FED; FAULT CURRENT LIMITATION; FAULT CURRENTS; LOW VOLTAGES; POWER GRIDS; SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION GENERATORS; TRANSMISSION LINE; VOLTAGE UNBALANCE COMPENSATION; VOLTAGE UNBALANCES;

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENGINES; POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 66849087211     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2008.926040     Document Type: Article

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