Power density investigation on the press-pack IGBT 3L-HB-VSCs applied to large wind turbine

Osman Selcuk Senturk; Stig Munk-Nielsen; Remus Teodorescu; Lars Helle; Pedro Rodriguez

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063821

Power density investigation on the press-pack IGBT 3L-HB-VSCs applied to large wind turbine

Osman Selcuk Senturk, Stig Munk-Nielsen, Remus Teodorescu, Lars Helle, Pedro Rodriguez

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Abstract

With three different DC-side and AC-side connections, the three-level H-bridge voltage source converters (3L-HB-VSCs) are alternatives to 3L neutral-point-clamped VSCs (3L-NPC-VSCs) for interfacing large wind turbines with
electricity grids. In order to assess their feasibility for large wind turbines, they should be investigated in terms of power density, which is one of the most important design criteria for wind turbine converters due to turbine nacelle space limitation. In this study, by means of the converter electro-thermal models based on the converter characteristics, the power capabilities, DC capacitor sizes, converter cabinet volumes of the three 3LHB- VSCs utilizing press-pack IGBTs are investigated in order to quantify and compare the power densities of the 3L-HB-VSCs employed as grid-side converters. Also, the suitable transformer types for the 3L-HB-VSCs are determined and comparatively studied in terms of volume and weight in order to estimate the size effects of the 3L-HB-VSC topology on the whole wind turbine connection system. Finally, based on the power density and transformer-size investigations, the feasibility of each 3LHB-
VSC is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011)
Number of pages	8
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2011
Pages	576-583
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4577-0542-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063821
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011) - Phoenix, Arizona, United States Duration: 17 Sept 2011 → 22 Sept 2011

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Conference	3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Period	17/09/2011 → 22/09/2011

Keywords

H-bridge
Power capability
Power density
Press-pack IGBT
Three-level
Transformer
Voltage source converter
Wind Turbine

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Senturk, OS, Munk-Nielsen, S , Teodorescu, R, Helle, L & Rodriguez, P 2011, Power density investigation on the press-pack IGBT 3L-HB-VSCs applied to large wind turbine. in Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011). IEEE Press, pp. 576-583, 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011), Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 17/09/2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063821

Power density investigation on the press-pack IGBT 3L-HB-VSCs applied to large wind turbine. / Senturk, Osman Selcuk; Munk-Nielsen, Stig ; Teodorescu, Remus et al.
Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011). IEEE Press, 2011. p. 576-583.

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