Multilevel converters for 10 MW Wind Turbines

Ke Ma; Frede Blaabjerg

Multilevel converters for 10 MW Wind Turbines

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Abstract

Several promising multi-level converter configurations for 10 MW Wind Turbines both with direct drive and one-stage gear box drive using Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) are proposed, designed and compared. Reliability is a crucial indicator for large scale wind power converters, therefore the evaluations are mainly focused on the power device thermal performances, which are closely related to the life time and cost of the converter. Simulation results of different converter candidates regarding the loss and junction temperature are presented and analyzed. It is concluded that the three-level and five-level H-bridge converter topologies both have potential to achieve improved thermal performances compared to the three-level Neutral-Point-Clamped converter topology in the wind power application.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011)
Number of pages	10
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2011
Pages	1-10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-61284-167-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-75815-15-3
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011) - Birmingham, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Aug 2011 → 1 Sept 2011

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Conference	14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Birmingham
Period	30/08/2011 → 01/09/2011

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INSPEC Accession Number: 12268078

Keywords

Wind energy
Multilevel converters
Thermal stress

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Center Of Reliable Power Electronics (CORPE)
Blaabjerg, F., Munk-Nielsen, S., Pedersen, K. & Popok, V.
01/04/2011 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research

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Multilevel converters for 10 MW Wind Turbines

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