A Novel Power Converter Configuration for Open-Winding PMSG based High-Power Wind Energy Conversion Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayani Chatterjee ◽  
Debaprasad Kastha
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Energy Conversion Systems

scholarly journals Techno-economic evaluation of five-level nested neutral point clamped converter topology for transformer-less connection of high-power wind energy conversion systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Akinola A. Ajayi-Obe ◽  
Mohamed A. Khan ◽  
Paul S. Barendse
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
High Power ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Converter Topology ◽  
Clamped Converter

Developers and operators are interested in improving the reliability and reducing the associated costs of wind power plants (WPPs) because of the continuous increase in the power capacity of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) and the increasing development of WPPs. The electrical subsystem of the WPP experiences the highest failure rate and constitutes a significant proportion of its total cost. Reliability of the WECS can be increased and its cost reduced by eliminating the wind turbine transformer from the electrical subsystem. This study gives a techno-economic evaluation of a five-level nested neutral point clamped (NNPC) converter topology for transformer-less connection of high- power WECSs. The approach entailed the calculation of reliability of five-level NNPC converter topology deployed in the grid-side of a WECSs. This method presents a mathematical formula for deriving the reliability of a five-level NNPC converter topology by using the reliability block diagram and reliability estimation-based models in the military handbook (MIL-HDBK-217F). The cost analysis model shows that the total cost of the five-level diode clamped converter topology was higher than the five-level NNPC converter topology. The study could be extended by carrying out accurate modelling of the mission profile of the presented converter by using multi-domain simulation technique.

scholarly journals Technical Aspects of Different Grid Connected Wind Energy Conversion System Configurations in Wind Farm

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3949-3955
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion ◽  
Wind Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Promising Area ◽  
Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Market Status

Among all the renewable energy conversion systems wind energy conversion systems becoming most promising area especially at offshore locations due to availability of huge amount of wind power round the clock. This paper summarizes a review and recent advances happening in some most commonly used generators and power converters configurations at offshore/onshore wind farm.A comparison among all the different configurations has been done on the basis of fixed/variable speed operation, MPPT ability, FRT ability, power converter utilization, reactive power compensation, with and without gear-box and current market status.

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