Qualitative performance assessment of semiconductor switching device, converter and generator candidates for 10 MW offshore wind turbine generators

Wind Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-448

  Badrzadeh, Babak ^a  

^a Plant Power System   (Denmark)

Author keywords

10 MW wind turbine generator; high temperature superconducting generators; modular converters; multi phase induction generators; multilevel converters; permanent magnet synchronous generators; power electronics building blocks; semiconductor switching devices

Indexed keywords

BALANCING; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FAULT DETECTION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS; SWITCHING; TURBOGENERATORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; MW WIND TURBINE; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR; POWER ELECTRONICS BUILDING BLOCKS; SWITCHING DEVICES;

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 79955051906     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.430     Document Type: Article

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