Experimental Set-up for Applying Wind Turbine Operating Profiles to the Nacelle Power Converter

Smith, C.J.; Crabtree, C.J.; Matthews, P.C.

Experimental Set-up for Applying Wind Turbine Operating Profiles to the Nacelle Power Converter

Smith, C.J.; Crabtree, C.J.; Matthews, P.C.

Authors

C.J. Smith

Professor Christopher Crabtree c.j.crabtree@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Dr Peter Matthews p.c.matthews@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

Studies have shown that the reliability of fully rated converters (FRC) in permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) wind turbines is critical. This paper outlines an experimental rig that applies PMSG wind turbine specific operating profiles to a machine side converter (MSC) power module. A number of test regimes have been designed to verify thermal models of the power module, validate the use of cycle life vs. Tj profile manufacturing data, and determine the wind turbine operational profiles that cause the most damage to the MSC.

Citation

Smith, C., Crabtree, C., & Matthews, P. (2015). Experimental Set-up for Applying Wind Turbine Operating Profiles to the Nacelle Power Converter.

Conference Name	11th EAWE PhD Seminar
Conference Location	Stuttgart, Germany
Start Date	Sep 23, 2015
End Date	Sep 25, 2015
Acceptance Date	Sep 25, 2015
Publication Date	Sep 25, 2015
Deposit Date	Nov 13, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Aug 15, 2016
Publisher URL	https://eawephd2015.sciencesconf.org/