• DocumentCode
    411343
  • Title

    Alternative energy: state of the art and implications on power electronics

  • Author

    Vlatkovic, Vlatko

  • Author_Institution
    GE Global Res., Niskayuna, NY, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    2004
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Abstract
    Growth in alterative energy generation technologies and markets will have a major impact on development of power electronics in the future. The paper discusses some of these implications, and outlines the technological and performance challenges for power electronic systems in alternative energy applications.
  • Keywords
    energy resources; power electronics; power generation economics; power markets; energy application; energy generation technology; power electronic system; power market; Costs; Photovoltaic systems; Power electronics; Power generation; Power generation economics; Synchronous generators; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Wind turbines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2004. APEC '04. Nineteenth Annual IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8269-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.2004.1295786
  • Filename
    1295786