The wind power converter for tomorrow is already here

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2011, EWEC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 329-333

  Backlund, Björn ^a   Ebner, Stephan ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Converter; Drivetrain; IGCT; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CONVERTER; DC LINKS; DRIVETRAIN; FAILURE RATE; IGCT; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CONVERTER; OFF-SHORE; OPERATING VOLTAGE; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; POWER LEVELS; POWER RATINGS; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; POWER SEMICONDUCTORS; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS; VOLTAGE RATINGS;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; EXHIBITIONS; POWER ELECTRONICS; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TOPOLOGY; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84870206058     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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