A study of converter rating for Brushless DFIG wind turbines

Ashknaz Oraee, Ehsan Abdi, Salman Abdi Jalebi, Richard McMahon

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Abstract

This paper studies the converter rating requirement of a Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Generator for wind turbine applications by considering practical constraints such as generator torque-speed requirement, reactive power management and grid low-voltage ride-through (LVRT). Practical data have been used to obtain a realistic system model of a Brushless DFIG wind turbine using steady-state and dynamic models. A converter rating optimization is performed based on the given constraints. The converter current and voltage requirements are examined and the resulting inverter rating is compared to optimization algorithm results. In addition, the effects of rotor leakage inductance on LVRT performance and hence converter rating is investigated.
Original languageEnglish
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jan 2014
EventRenewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013) - Beijing, China
Duration: 4 Sep 2013 → …

Conference

ConferenceRenewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013)
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period4/09/13 → …

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