Design of high-efficiency converters for large direct-drive wind turbines

Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 15-21

  Zeng, Xiangjun ^a   Zhang, Hongtao ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Fang, Luguang ^a   Yang, Xu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct drive wind turbine; Full size converter; Three level converter

Indexed keywords

SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND TURBINES;

CURRENT RATING; DIRECT DRIVE; DIRECT-DRIVE WIND TURBINE; FULL-SIZE CONVERTER; HARMONIC PROPERTIES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LEVEL CONVERTER; PARAMETER DESIGNS; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR; STATOR VOLTAGES; THREE-LEVEL; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; TWO-LEVEL SYSTEM;

WIND POWER;

EID: 78649385346     PISSN: 02588013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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