Optimal Design of Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converters Considering Cost and Operating Factors

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 5336-5347

  Kantar, Emre ^a   Hava, Ahmet M ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capacity factor (C.F); design; grid codes; inverter; LCL filter; power harmonic filters; return on investment (ROI); three level converter; total cost of ownership (TCO); two level converter; wind power generation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COSTS; COUNTING CIRCUITS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INVESTMENTS; MODULATION; PASSIVE FILTERS; PROFITABILITY; TOPOLOGY; WIND POWER;

CAPACITY FACTORS; GRID CODES; INVERTER; LCL FILTERS; LEVEL CONVERTER; POWER HARMONIC FILTERS; RE-TURN-ON; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 84982261576     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2573759     Document Type: Article

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