Analytical and experimental evaluation of a WECS based on a cage induction generator fed by a matrix converter

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 204-215

  Cárdenas, Roberto ^a   Peña, Rubén ^b   Clare, Jon ^c   Wheeler, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Induction generators (IGs); Power generation control; Wind power generation

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; CAGE INDUCTION GENERATOR; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; GRID-CONNECTED; INDUCTION GENERATOR; INDUCTION MACHINES; MATRIX CONVERTER; MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE SYSTEM; OPERATING POINTS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER GENERATION CONTROL; SENSOR LESS CONTROL; SMALL SIGNAL MODEL; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION; SPEED RANGE; STABILITY ISSUES; VOLTAGE TRANSDUCERS; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; POWER CONVERTERS; VECTOR SPACES; WIND POWER;

MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL;

EID: 79951959025     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2010.2083666     Document Type: Article

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