Low cost PWM converter for utility interface of variable speed wind turbine generators

Author

El-Tamaly, Ali M. ; El-Tamaly, H.H. ; Cengelci, E. ; Enjeti, P.N. ; Muljadi, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

14-18 Mar 1999

Firstpage

889

Abstract

In this paper, a low cost PWM power converter for a variable speed wind turbine generator (WTG) is discussed. A six-switch PWM converter is utilized to convert a three-phase power from a WTG to a single-phase electric utility. The proposed converter consists of two stages. The first stage is a variable frequency PWM converter with 4-IGBTs to control the output power of the generator. The second stage employs 2-IGBTs to return the power to the electric utility. These two stages have common DC-link. The utility output current is sinusoidal with a good quality. Suitable PWM control via space vector modulation is designed to control the generator. Current regulated PWM is used to control the utility side. Results from the simulation of the power converter are presented in this paper. The proposed converter is suitable for utility interface of WTGs up to 20 kW ratings

Keywords

AC-AC power convertors; PWM power convertors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power bipolar transistors; turbogenerators; variable speed gear; wind power plants; wind turbines; AC/AC power conversion; PWM power converter; current regulated PWM; power IGBTs; space vector modulation; utility output current; variable speed wind turbine generators; Costs; Electric variables control; Frequency conversion; Power generation; Power industry; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Wind energy generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1999. APEC '99. Fourteenth Annual

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5160-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.1999.750473

Filename

750473