Maximum-power-point tracking with reduced mechanical stress applied to wind-energy-conversion-systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2304-2312

  Gonzalez L G ^a   Figueres, E ^b   Garcera G ^b   Carranza, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking; Mechanical stress; Perturbation observation method; Wind energy conversion systems

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SENSORLESS CONTROL; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING ALGORITHMS; MECHANICAL STRESS; OBSERVATION METHOD; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR; SENSORLESS SPEED CONTROL; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM;

MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS;

ALGORITHM; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PERTURBATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 77953306247     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.11.030     Document Type: Article

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