Title :
Integration of wind power by DC-power systems
Author :
Carlson, Ola ; Lundberg, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg
Abstract :
The world climate changing is driving the electric power production towards renewable energy sources. The development of wind turbines has reached the power level of 5 MW and wind farms up to 1000 MW are planned. Investigations have shown that the cost for production of wind energy is in the same level as coal and gas. The large amount of hydro power in the Nordic countries can be used to compensate for the irregularity of producing wind power in Europe. High voltage direct current connections between Sweden and Germany, with a wind farm between can be a solution in the future.
Keywords :
wind power plants; wind turbines; DC-power systems; Europe; Nordic countries; electric power production; high voltage direct current connections; renewable energy sources; wind power; wind turbines; Costs; Europe; Finance; Fossil fuels; Production systems; Renewable energy resources; Temperature; Wind energy; Wind farms; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Power Tech, 2005 IEEE Russia
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-5-93208-034-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-5-93208-034-4
DOI :
10.1109/PTC.2005.4524793
