The book presents the latest power conversion and control technology in modern wind energy systems. It has nine chapters, covering technology overview and market survey, electric generators and modeling, power converters and modulation techniques, wind turbine characteristics and configurations, and control schemes for fixed- and variable-speed wind energy systems. The book also provides in-depth steady-state and dynamic analysis of squirrel cage induction generator, doubly fed induction generator, and synchronous generator based wind energy systems.
To illustrate the key concepts and help the reader tackle real-world issues, the book contains more than 30 case studies and 100 solved problems in addition to simulations and experiments. The book serves as a comprehensive reference for academic researchers and practicing engineers. It can also be used as a textbook for graduate students and final year undergraduate students.
Preface
List of Symbols
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of Wind Energy Conversion System Control
Chapter 3 : Wind Generators and Modeling
Chapter 4 : Power Converters in Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Chapter 5 : Wind Energy System Configurations
Chapter 6 : Fixed-Speed Induction Generators WECS
Chapter 7 : Variable-Speed Wind Energy Systems with Squirrel Cage Induction Generators
Chapter 8 : Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based WECS
Chapter 9 : Variable-Speed Wind Energy Systems with Synchronous Generators
Appendix A : Per-Unit System
Appendix B : Generator Parameters
Appendix C : Problems and Solutions
Index
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