TY - GEN

T1 - Power electronics - key technology for renewable energy systems

A1 - Blaabjerg,Frede

A1 - Iov,Florin

A1 - Kerekes,Tamas

A1 - Teodorescu,Remus

A1 - Ma,Ke

AU - Blaabjerg,Frede

AU - Iov,Florin

AU - Kerekes,Tamas

AU - Teodorescu,Remus

AU - Ma,Ke

PB - IEEE Press

PY - 2011/2/16

Y1 - 2011/2/16

N2 - The electrical energy consumption continues to grow and more applications are based on electricity. We can expect that more 60% of all energy consumption will be converted and used as electricity. Therefore, it is a demand that production, distribution and use of electrical energy are done as efficient as possible. Further, the emerging climate changes is arguing to find sustainable future solutions. Of many options, two major technologies will play important roles to solve parts of those future problems. One is to change the electrical power production from conventional, fossil based energy sources to renewable energy sources. Another is to use high efficient power electronics in power generation, power transmission/distribution and end-user application. This paper discuss trends of the most emerging renewable energy sources, wind energy and photovoltaics, which by means of power electronics are changing and challenging the future electrical infrastructure but also contributes steadily more to non-carbon based electricity production. Most focus in the paper is on the power electronics technologies used. In the case of photovoltaics transformer-less systems are discussed as they have the potential to obtain the highest efficiencies.

AB - The electrical energy consumption continues to grow and more applications are based on electricity. We can expect that more 60% of all energy consumption will be converted and used as electricity. Therefore, it is a demand that production, distribution and use of electrical energy are done as efficient as possible. Further, the emerging climate changes is arguing to find sustainable future solutions. Of many options, two major technologies will play important roles to solve parts of those future problems. One is to change the electrical power production from conventional, fossil based energy sources to renewable energy sources. Another is to use high efficient power electronics in power generation, power transmission/distribution and end-user application. This paper discuss trends of the most emerging renewable energy sources, wind energy and photovoltaics, which by means of power electronics are changing and challenging the future electrical infrastructure but also contributes steadily more to non-carbon based electricity production. Most focus in the paper is on the power electronics technologies used. In the case of photovoltaics transformer-less systems are discussed as they have the potential to obtain the highest efficiencies.

UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5742462

U2 - 10.1109/PEDSTC.2011.5742462

DO - 10.1109/PEDSTC.2011.5742462

SN - 978-1-61284-422-0

BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC 2011)

T2 - Proceedings of the 2nd Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC 2011)

SP - 445

EP - 466

ER -