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This chapter discusses the criteria for evaluating the next generation wind power converter. The importance of thermal stress in the power semiconductors is emphasized by relating it with the reliability and cost performances. Then a multidisciplinary approach for the stress analysis of wind turbine system is introduced, where the factors of converter design, converter control, wind speed, and grid codes are all taken into account.
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Ma, K. (2015). Criteria and Tools for Evaluating Wind Power Converter. In: Power Electronics for the Next Generation Wind Turbine System. Research Topics in Wind Energy, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21248-7_3
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