A study of efficiency in a reduced matrix converter for offshore wind farms

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-193

  Garcés, Alejandro ^a,b   Molinas, Marta ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Emerging topology; generation of electrical energy; matrix converter; renewable energy systems; wind energy

Indexed keywords

CARRIER-BASED MODULATION; CLAMP CIRCUIT; CURRENT SOURCE CONVERTERS; CURRENT SOURCES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EMERGING TOPOLOGIES; FLEXIBLE TOPOLOGY; GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY; GRID LOSS; HIGH-POWER; LOSS MODEL; MATRIX CONVERTER; MODULATION STRATEGY; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OPERATION PRINCIPLES; REDUCED MATRIX CONVERTER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS; WIND VELOCITIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; FARMS; MODULATION; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; TOPOLOGY; VECTOR SPACES; WIND POWER;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 80053627223     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2130502     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. "World wind energy report 2009," WWEA, Bonn, Germany, Mar. 2010.
2. B. Snyder and M. J. Kaiser, "Ecological and economic cost-benefit analysis of offshore wind energy," Renew. Energy, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1567-1578, Jun. 2009.
3. P. Wheeler, J. Rodriguez, J. Clare, L. Empringham, and A. Weinstein, "Matrix converters: A technology review," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 276-288, Apr. 2002.
4. S. Lopez Arevalo, P. Zanchetta, P. Wheeler, A. Trentin, and L. Empringham, "Control and implementation of a matrix-converterbased ac ground power-supply unit for aircraft servicing," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 2076-2084, Jun. 2010.
5. R. Cárdenas, R. Peña, J. Clare, and P. Wheeler, "Analytical and experimental evaluation of a WECS based on a cage induction generator fed by a matrix converter," IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 204-215, Mar. 2011.
6. R. Gupta, K. Mohapatra, A. Somani, and N. Mohan, "Direct- matrixconverter-based drive for a three-phase open-end-winding ac machine with advanced features," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 4032-4042, Dec. 2010.
7. M. Y. Lee, P. Wheeler, and C. Klumpner, "Space-vector modulated multilevel matrix converter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 3385-3394, Oct. 2010.
8. R. Cardenas, R. Pena, P. Wheeler, and J. Clare, "Experimental validation of a space-vector-modulation algorithm for four-leg matrix converters," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1282-1293, Apr. 2011.
9. Y. Tamai, Y. Abe, A. Odaka, I. Sato, and A. Sakuma, "A high performance 1MVA matrix converter suitable for wind power systems," in Proc. China Wind Power Conf., Beijing, China, Oct. 2009, pp. 1-9.
10. I. de Freitas, C. Jacobina, E. da Silva, and T. Oliveira, "Single-phase acdc-ac three-level three-leg converter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 4075-4084, Dec. 2010.
11. R. Garcia-Gil, J. Espi, E. Dede, and E. Sanchis-Kilders, "A bidirectional and isolated three-phase rectifier with soft-switching operation," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 765-773, Jun. 2005.
12. A. Mogstad and M. Molinas, "Power collection and integration on the electric grid from offshore wind parks," in Proc. Nordic Workshop Power Ind. Electron., 2008, pp. 1-8.
13. N. Negra, J. Todorovic, and T. Ackermann, "Loss evaluation of HVAC and HVDC transmission solutions for large offshore wind farms," Elect. Power Syst. Res., vol. 76, no. 11, pp. 916-927, Jul. 2006.
14. P. Bresesti, W. Kling, R. Hendriks, and R. Vailati, "HVDC connection of offshore wind farms to the transmission system," IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 37-43, Mar. 2007.
15. R. Cardenas, R. Pena, P. Wheeler, J. Clare, and G. Asher, "Control of the reactive power supplied by a WECS based on an induction generator fed by a matrix converter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 429-438, Feb. 2009.
16. C. Meyer, "Key components for future offshore DC grids," Ph.D. dissertation, Rheinisch-Westfallischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, Germany, 2007.
17. S. Nishikata and F. Tatsuta, "A new interconnecting method for wind turbine/generators in a wind farm and basic performances of the integrated system," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 468-475, Feb. 2010.
18. D. Jovcic, "Offshore wind farm with a series multiterminal CSI HVDC," Elect. Power Syst. Res., vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 747-755, Apr. 2008.
19. L. Max, "Design and control of a DC collection grid for a wind farm," PhD. dissertation, Chalmers Univ. Technol., Goteborg, Sweden, 2009.
20. S. Lundberg, "Wind farm configuration and energy efficiency studies - Series DC versus AC layouts," M.S. thesis, Chalmers Univ. Technol., Goteborg, Sweden, 2006.
21. J. A. Baroudi, V. Dinavahi, and A. M. Knight, "A review of power converter topologies for wind generators," Renewable Energy, vol. 32, no. 14, pp. 2369-2385, Nov. 2007.
22. W. Hurley, W. Wolfle, and J. Breslin, "Optimized transformer design: Inclusive of high-frequency effects," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 651-659, Jul. 1998.
23. W. Shen, F. Wang, D. Boroyevich, and C. Tipton, "High-density nanocrystalline core transformer for high-power high-frequency resonant converter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 213-222, Jan./Feb. 2008.
24. M. Kheraluwala, D. Novotny, and D. Divan, "Coaxially wound transformers for high-power high-frequency applications," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 54-62, Jan. 1992.
25. W. Reass, D. Baca, R. Gribble, D. Anderson, J. Przybyla, R. Richardson, J. Clare, M. Bland, and P. Wheeler, "High-frequency multimegawatt polyphase resonant power conditioning," IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1210-1219, Aug. 2005.
26. C. Klumpner and F. Blaabjerg, "Using reverse blocking IGBTS in power converters for adjustable speed drives," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 807-816, May/Jun. 2006.
27. J. Itoh, T. Iida, and A. Odaka, "Realization of high efficiency AC link converter system based on AC/AC direct conversion techniques with RB-IGBT," in Proc. 32nd Annu. Conf. IEEE IECON, Nov. 2006, pp. 1703-1708.
28. R. Bucknall and K. Ciaramella, "On the conceptual design and performance of a matrix converter for marine electric propulsion," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1497-1508, Jun. 2010.
29. J. Itoh, I. Sato, A. Odaka, H. Ohguchi, H. Kodachi, and N. Eguchi, "A novel approach to practical matrix converter motor drive system with reverse blocking IGBT," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 1356-1363, Nov. 2005.
30. J.-M. Meyer and A. Rufer, "A dc hybrid circuit breaker with ultra-fast contact opening and integrated gate-commutated thyristors (IGCTS)," IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 646-651, Apr. 2006.
31. A. Odaka, J. Itoh, I. Sato, H. Ohguchi, H. Kodachi, N. Eguchi, and H. Umida, "Analysis of loss and junction temperature in power semiconductors of the matrix converter using simple simulation methods," in Conf. Rec. IEEE 39th IAS Annu. Meeting, Oct. 2004, vol. 2, pp. 850-855.