Title :
Use of power electronic converters in wind turbines and photovoltaic generators
Author :
Papathanassiou, S.A. ; Vokas, G.A. ; Papadopoulos, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
In this paper, a brief review is presented of common electrical generation schemes for wind turbines (WTs) and photovoltaics (PVs). Attention is mainly focused on the power converter interfaces used for the grid connected operation of the renewable generators. The WT soft starting arrangements are described and the most common variable speed operation configurations are presented and discussed. The fundamental characteristics and requirements of the power conditioning equipment used in PVs are outlined and the power converters of certain PV generators are briefly presented
Keywords :
AC-AC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; harmonic distortion; photovoltaic power systems; power system harmonics; switching circuits; thyristor convertors; wind power plants; wind turbines; PV power systems; characteristics; electrical generation schemes; grid connected operation; photovoltaic generators; power conditioning equipment; power converter interfaces; power electronic converters; renewable generators; requirements; soft starting; variable speed operation configurations; wind turbines; Induction generators; Mesh generation; Photovoltaic systems; Power conditioning; Power generation; Solar power generation; Static power converters; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1995. ISIE '95., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7369-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1995.496636
