Minimum-threshold crowbar for a fault-ride-through grid-code-compliant DFIG wind turbine

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 750-759

  Pannell, Graham ^a   Atkinson, David J ^b   Zahawi, Bashar ^b  

^a AC Renewables Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG); Induction generators; Power conversion; Wind power generation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CIRCUIT; CONVERTER PROTECTION; DOUBLY-FED INDUCTION GENERATOR; FAULT INITIATION; FAULT RIDE-THROUGH; GLOBAL MARKET; GRID FAULT; INDUCTION GENERATOR; OVER CURRENT; OVER-VOLTAGES; OVERCURRENTS; POWER CONVERSION; POWER OUT PUT; RIDE-THROUGH; STATOR VOLTAGES; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; VARIABLE SPEED;

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OVERCURRENT PROTECTION; OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION; POWER CONVERTERS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 77956056188     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2010.2046492     Document Type: Article

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