Cost-Effective Power Converters for Small Wind Turbines

Sławomir Karyś and Paweł Stawczyk
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Sławomir Karyś: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, Kielce University of Technology, 25-314 Kielce, Poland
Paweł Stawczyk: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, Kielce University of Technology, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-14

Abstract: This paper presents AC/DC converters for cost-effective small wind turbine systems. The analysis focuses on reliable, sensor-less, and low-cost solutions. A recently developed type of the three phase AC/DC two-switch converter is compared, for the first time, using simulations and experiments, with two other converters. The operating principles and control methods are discussed. Simulation results are verified experimentally and interesting conclusions are drawn. It is shown that less known converters are also attractive solutions for use in small wind turbines.

Keywords: regenerative braking; PM generator; small wind turbines; microgeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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