Power electronics applications in wind energy conversion system: A review

Author

Shukla, Rishabh Dev ; Tripathi, R.K. ; Gupta, Sandeep

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Motilal Nehru Nat. Inst. of Technol., Allahabad, India

fYear

2010

fDate

Nov. 29 2010-Dec. 1 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper gives a review on the power electronic applications for wind energy conversion systems. Different types of wind energy conversion system (WECS) with different generators and power electronic converters are described, and different technical features are compared. The electrical topologies of WECS with different wind turbines are summarized and the possible uses of power electronic converters with wind farms are given. In conclusion, the possible methods of using the power electronic technology for improving wind turbine performance in power systems to meet the main grid connection requirements are discussed.

Keywords

direct energy conversion; power convertors; power electronics; wind power plants; wind turbines; electrical topologies; power electronic converters; power systems; wind energy conversion system; wind farms; wind turbines; Converters; Induction generators; Rotors; Wind energy; Wind turbines; DFIG; FACTs; HVDC; IGCT SCIG; WECS; voltage source inverter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power, Control and Embedded Systems (ICPCES), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Allahabad

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8543-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPCES.2010.5698663

Filename

5698663