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The Impact of Power Switching Devices on the Thermal Performance of a 10 MW Wind Power NPC Converter

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  • Ke Ma

    (Department of Energy Technology, Institute of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 101, DK-9220 Aalborg East, Denmark)

  • Frede Blaabjerg

    (Department of Energy Technology, Institute of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 101, DK-9220 Aalborg East, Denmark)

Abstract

Power semiconductor switching devices play an important role in the performance of high power wind energy generation systems. The state-of-the-art device choices in the wind power application as reported in the industry include IGBT modules, IGBT press-pack and IGCT press-pack. Because of significant deviation in the packaging structure, electrical characteristics, as well as thermal impedance, these available power switching devices may have various thermal cycling behaviors, which will lead to converter solutions with very different cost, size and reliability performance. As a result, this paper aimed to investigate the thermal related characteristics of some important power switching devices. Their impact on the thermal cycling of a 10 MW three-level Neutral-Point-Clamped wind power converter is then evaluated under various operating conditions; the main focus will be on the grid connected inverter. It is concluded that the thermal performances of the 3L-NPC wind power converter can be significantly changed by the power device technology as well as their parallel configurations.

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  • Ke Ma & Frede Blaabjerg, 2012. "The Impact of Power Switching Devices on the Thermal Performance of a 10 MW Wind Power NPC Converter," Energies, MDPI, vol. 5(7), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:5:y:2012:i:7:p:2559-2577:d:18921
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    1. Issam A. Smadi & Saher Albatran & Hamzeh J. Ahmad, 2018. "On the Performance Optimization of Two-Level Three-Phase Grid-Feeding Voltage-Source Inverters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-17, February.
    2. Muhammad Luqman & Gang Yao & Lidan Zhou & Tao Zhang & Anil Lamichhane, 2019. "A Novel Hybrid Converter Proposed for Multi-MW Wind Generator for Offshore Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-16, November.
    3. Adrian Plesca & Lucian Mihet-Popa, 2020. "Thermal Analysis of Power Rectifiers in Steady-State Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-19, April.
    4. Marek Michalczuk & Marcin Nikoniuk & Paweł Radziszewski, 2021. "Multi-Inverter Linear Motor Based Vehicle Propulsion System for a Small Cargo Transportation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-16, July.
    5. Faisal Wani & Udai Shipurkar & Jianning Dong & Henk Polinder, 2021. "Thermal Cycling in Converter IGBT Modules with Different Cooling Systems in Pitch- and Active Stall-Controlled Tidal Turbines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-25, October.

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