Conceptualization and multiobjective optimization of the electric system of an airborne wind turbine

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-103

  Kolar, Johann W ^a   Friedli, Thomas ^a,b   Krismer, Florian ^a   Looser, Andreas ^a   Schweizer, Mario ^a,b   Friedemann, Romeu A ^a   Steimer, Peter K ^b   Bevirt, Joe B ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Joby Energy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne wind turbine (AWT); Multiobjective optimization; Power electronics; Renewable energy; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CABLES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

AIRBORNE WIND TURBINE (AWT); ELECTRICAL GENERATORS; MEDIUM VOLTAGE CABLES; POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS; POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIOS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SIMPLIFIED CALCULATIONS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84906718658     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2013.2269672     Document Type: Article

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