Variable-Speed Wind Power System with Improved Energy Capture via Multilevel Conversion
A system and method for efficiently capturing electrical energy from a variable-speed generator are disclosed. The system includes a matrix converter using full-bridge, multilevel switch cells, in which semiconductor devices are clamped to a known constant DC voltage of a capacitor. The multilevel matrix converter is capable of generating multilevel voltage wave waveform of arbitrary magnitude and frequencies. The matrix converter can be controlled by using space vector modulation.
Patents:US 6,900,998 [
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Inventor(s):
Robert W. Erickson; Osama A. Al-Naseem; Lee Jay Fingersh
Type of Offer:
Licensing
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