STATCOM-based indirect torque control of induction machines during voltage recovery after grid faults

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1240-1250

  Suul, Jon Are ^a   Molinas, Marta ^a   Undeland, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Grid voltage recovery; Induction machine stability; Induction machine torque; Low voltage ride through (LVRT); Static synchronous compensator (STATCOM)

Indexed keywords

GRID VOLTAGE; INDUCTION MACHINES; LOW-VOLTAGE; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR (STATCOM);

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; SYSTEM STABILITY; TORQUE; TORQUE CONTROL; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; WIND POWER;

CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 77952258105     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2036619     Document Type: Article

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