Investigation of control strategies for variable-speed pump-turbine units by using a simplified model of the converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3039-3049

  Pannatier, Yves ^a   Kawkabani, Basile ^a   Nicolet, Christophe ^b   Simond, Jean Jacques ^a   Schwery, Alexander ^c   Allenbach, Philippe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Power Vision Engineering Sàrl   (Switzerland)

^c ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control strategy; dynamic simulation; induction machine; power converter; pulsewidth modulation (PWM); pump turbine; torque; variable speed

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGIES; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; INDUCTION MACHINES; PUMP TURBINE; VARIABLE SPEED;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER PLANTS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS; PUMPS; SPEED; TORQUE CONVERTERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77955599344     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2037101     Document Type: Article

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