Title :
Power Electronic Systems for the Grid Integration of Wind Turbines
Author :
Carrasco, J.M. ; Galvan, Eric ; Portillo, R. ; Franquelo, L.G. ; Bialasiewicz, J.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Seville Univ.
Abstract :
The use of wind power generation is increasingly being pursued as a supplement and an alternative to large conventional central power stations. The specification of the power electronics interface is subject to requirements related not only to the renewable energy source itself but also to its effects on power system operation, especially where the intermittent energy source constitutes a significant part of the total system capacity. In this paper, current technology and new trends in power electronics for the integration of wind power generators are presented
Keywords :
power electronics; power grids; wind power plants; wind turbines; central power stations; grid integration; power electronic systems; power electronics interface; power system operation; wind power generation; wind turbines; Electric variables control; Energy management; Mechanical variables control; Mesh generation; Power electronics; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines; DFIG; direct drives; multilevel converter topologies;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Industrial Electronics, IECON 2006 - 32nd Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0390-1
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2006.347922
