Title :
Comparison and evaluation of three main types of wind turbines
Author :
Zhang, Yi ; Ula, Sadrul
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Abstract :
Many different types of wind turbines have been connected to the power systems of the world in recent years, and their primary focus was to design them to be more efficient and reliable. In this paper, three main types of wind turbines are modeled and compared. The performances of these wind turbines during a severe three-phase fault at the end of a transmission line are simulated and their characteristics are analyzed. Finally the operation and maintenance costs of these wind turbines are discussed and proper applications of these wind turbines are pointed out.
Keywords :
power transmission faults; wind turbines; power systems; three-phase fault; transmission line; wind turbines; Costs; Gears; Induction generators; Mesh generation; Power electronics; Power generation; Power system reliability; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines; doubly fed induction generator; fixed speed wind turbine; modeling; multipole permanent magnet synchronous generator; wind turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2008. T&D. IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1903-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1904-3
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2008.4517282
