21-05-2013, 04:30 PM
Generators and Power Electronics for Wind Turbine
State of the Art
- the most used generator and power electronic configurations in wind turbines
- roadmap – conversion of mechanic energy to electric energy using power
electronics
- overview of inverter concepts
- examples of AC drives for adjustable speed
Generator concepts
Description of each concept:
- asynchronous :
o squirrel cage
o doubly fed
- synchronous:
o permanent magnet (multi or not multi pol)
o wound rotor (multi or not multi pol)
- other types:
o high voltage machine
o switch reluctance
o transverse flux machine
Power electronic concepts
Description of each concept:
o softstarter
o diode rectifer
o back to back converter
o matrix converter
o multilevel converter