Analysis and test of diode rectifier solutions in grid-connected wind energy conversion systems employing modular permanent-magnet synchronous generators

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2135-2146

  Di Gerlando, Antonino ^a   Foglia, Gianmaria ^a   Iacchetti, Matteo Felice ^a   Perini, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AC machines; ac dc power converters; alternators; brushless machines; direct drive; generators; permanent magnet (PM) machines; wind energy; wind power generation

Indexed keywords

AC MACHINE; AC-DC POWER CONVERTERS; BRUSHLESS MACHINES; DIRECT DRIVE; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS GENERATORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POWER TRANSFORMERS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 84857010205     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2157295     Document Type: Article

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