DocumentCode
661605
Title
Power electronics: The key enabler of a future with more than 20% wind and solar electricity
Author
Linder, Stefan
Author_Institution
Power Syst., ABB Switzerland Ltd., Baden, Switzerland
fYear
2013
fDate
26-30 May 2013
Firstpage
11
Lastpage
18
Abstract
This paper elaborates on the requirements of electricity grids when large amounts of regenerative energies, in particular from wind and solar power plants, have to be integrated. It shows the essential role of advanced power electronics for the de-carbonization of our energy supply.
Keywords
power electronics; solar power stations; wind power; wind power plants; de-carbonization; electricity grids; energy supply; power electronics; regenerative energies; solar electricity; solar power plants; wind; Automatic voltage control; Electricity; Europe; HVDC transmission; Power generation; Reactive power; Wind;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), 2013 25th International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Kanazawa
ISSN
1943-653X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5134-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISPSD.2013.6694470
Filename
6694470
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