Wind Energy Powers-That-Be Successor Generation in Globalization

Author

Gertmar, Lars ; Liljestrand, Lars ; Lendenmann, Heinz

Author_Institution

SECRC/PT, ABB Corp. Res., Vasteras

Volume

22

Issue

1

fYear

2007

fDate

3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

28

Abstract

After a historic introduction, today\´s wind power technology is reviewed on a systems level, with some details, and with some brave suggestions for wind technology 2030 when power electronics (PE) will be some 2000 GW. Eternal themes like "electricity storage" are avoided. Aspects of drive-trains in towers and collection grids in parks are concisely described in the paper\´s core, including: 1) a power circuit scheme eliminating mechanical stress in geared drive-trains at grid faults and low-voltage ride-through (LVRT); 2) a brushless drive-train with partly rated PE; 3) a clarification of transients in cable collection grids including causes, prevention, and mitigation; and 4) details of interactions between PE and cables at faults. IEEE members are challenged to meet emerging demands, and to host future renewable energy (RE) conversion with education, standards, R&D, and wind system coordination, defined well above automation

Keywords

energy storage; fault diagnosis; gears; poles and towers; power grids; power transmission (mechanical); wind power plants; 2000 GW; IEEE members; brushless drive-trains; cable collection grid faults; electricity storage; low voltage ride-through; mechanical stress elimination; power circuit scheme; power electronics; renewable energy conversion; towers; wind energy powers; wind power technology; Circuit faults; Globalization; Mechanical cables; Poles and towers; Power electronics; Power generation; Power system stability; Stress; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Brushes; cable transients; drive-trains; review; slip-rings; wind collection grids; wind parks; wind power;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEC.2006.889601

Filename

4106004