Comparison of power converter topologies for permanent magnet small wind turbine system

Author

Orlando, N.A. ; Liserre, M. ; Monopoli, V.G. ; Mastromauro, R.A. ; Aquila, A. Dell

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Politec. di Bari, Bari

fYear

2008

fDate

June 30 2008-July 2 2008

Firstpage

2359

Lastpage

2364

Abstract

Permanent magnet based wind generators are one of the more promising technology. This paper presents a comparison of power converter topologies for permanent magnet small wind turbine systems to improve the power quality and to extract the maximum power from wind. Two detailed models are presented and explained: the first configuration is made by a diode-bridge rectifier, a boost converter and an inverter connected to the grid, the second configuration is a back-to-back converter. The generator control is designed to maximize the power output and achieve a smooth torque and power profile. The operational characteristics of the two configurations are investigated through simulations.

Keywords

permanent magnet generators; power convertors; topology; wind turbines; back-to-back converter; boost converter; diode-bridge rectifier; inverter; permanent magnet small wind turbine system; power converter topologies; power quality; wind generators; Diodes; Inverters; Permanent magnets; Power generation; Power quality; Power system modeling; Rectifiers; Topology; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 2008. ISIE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cambridge

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1665-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1666-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677183

Filename

4677183