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A new architecture for offshore wind farms

Journal

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 1198-1204

Publisher

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.921194

Keywords

DC power systems; HVDC; offshore wind farm; permanent magnet (PM) machine; wind power generation

Funding

  1. The Intelligent Power In Infrastructure Consortium (IPIC.)
  2. Georgia Tech
  3. National Research Foundation of Korea [과06A1604] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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Offshore wind farms using HVDC links can be positioned a large distance from shore, opening up new opportunities for wind generation. Conventional approaches using 60 Hz generators and transformers are not appropriate in such applications, as they are heavy and result in expensive and complex installation and maintenance issues. This paper proposes an alternative architecture for such wind farms, using permanent magnet generators, medium frequency transformers and simple power converters to realize a compact and light system. It is possible that in the long term, the proposed approach may prove attractive for land-based wind farms as well.

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