Wind Energy

Strategy for enhancing reliability and lifetime of DC-AC inverters used for wind turbines

Lifetime of wind turbine inverters is below expectations therefore. novel design and drive strategies are timely required to achieve optimum life span. In this work. a novel driving strategy to mitigate stresses on inverters is proposed. First. an electro thermal analysis was carried out using finite element modelling methods. Subsequently. …

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Characterization of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from wind electricity generation systems

The characterized wind electricity generation systems were statistically evaluated to assess the reduction in life cycle GHG emissions. A total of five unique categorization codes (HAWT-ON-S. HAWT-ON-I. HAWT-ON-L. HAWT- OFF-L. VAWT-ON-S) were designated to the 29 wind electricity generation LCA studies (representing 74 wind system cases) using the proposed categorization …

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Robust design and optimization procedure for piled-raft foundation to support tall wind turbine in clay and sand

Wind energy. an alternative to conventional energy produced by burning fossil fuels. is a renewable and clean energy which produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. consumes no water. and uses only a little land. With the rapidly growing world population. it is essential to increase the production of energy …

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Dynamic performance enhancement for wind energy conversion system using Moth-Flame Optimization based blade pitch controlle

Wind energy source (WES) is one of the most prominent sources of electrical energy in years to come. WES. as a renewable source. has no impacts on the climate issues and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The increasing concerns about environmental problems demand green. renewable. and sustainable ideas. Wind turbines along …

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Decision making model development in increasing wind farm energy efficiency

Renewable energy is a significant input for environmental. economic and social development. The wind energy has become the quickest thriving renewable energy resource. It is worth noting that wind power has the least emissions and lowest water consumption. but it has comparatively high costs. Thus. making wind energy station planning …

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Comparative study of three types of controllers for DFIG in wind energy conversion system

This paper presents an enhanced control strategy for Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) using Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG). A robust Super-Twisting (STW) sliding mode control for variable speed wind turbine is developed to produce the optimal aerodynamic torque and improve the dynamic performance of the WECS. The electromagnetic torque of …

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