A framework for reliability and performance assessment of wind energy conversion systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2235-2245

  Smater, Sebastian S ^a   Domínguez García, Alejandro D ^b  

^a ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG); dynamic performance; low voltage ride through (LVRT); reliability; wind energy conversion system (WECS); wind power

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT FAULTS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DOUBLY-FED INDUCTION GENERATOR; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; FAULT RIDE-THROUGH; GRID CODES; GRID DISTURBANCE; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; LOW-VOLTAGE RIDE-THROUGH; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS);

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; RELIABILITY;

WIND POWER;

EID: 80054911122     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2111466     Document Type: Article

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