• DocumentCode
    2637289
  • Title

    Comparison of DC-DC converter topologies for offshore wind-farm application

  • Author

    Zhou, Y. ; Macpherson, D.E. ; Blewitt, W. ; Jovcic, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    27-29 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper compares six DC/DC converter topologies for offshore wind HVDC applications. The topologies include five conventional transformer based topologies and one novel transformerless topology. Detailed models of the DC/DC converters are simulated using PLECS, and the component stress, component count and losses are presented. The overall performance of each topology is evaluated based on the simulated results.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; HVDC power convertors; losses; offshore installations; power transformers; topology; wind power plants; DC-DC converter topologies; PLECS; component count; component losses; component stress; offshore wind HVDC applications; offshore wind-farm application; transformer-based topologies; transformerless topology; DC-DC converter; GCT; Thyristor; offshore HVDC;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2012), 6th IET International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Bristol
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-84919-616-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp.2012.0196
  • Filename
    6242046