Thermal optimised modulation methods of three-level neutral-point-clamped inverter for 10 MW wind turbines under low-voltage ride through

IET Power Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 920-927

  Ma, K ^a   Blaabjerg, F ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES; JUNCTION TEMPERATURES; LOW-VOLTAGE; MODULATION METHODS; MW WIND TURBINE; NEUTRAL POINT POTENTIAL; NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED INVERTERS; POWER DEVICES; POWER GRIDS; POWER INVERTERS; RIDE-THROUGH; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION METHOD; SWITCHING DEVICES; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THREE-LEVEL; WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84864857300     PISSN: 17554535     EISSN: 17554543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2011.0446     Document Type: Article

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