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It is expected that 10 MW wind turbines with full-scale power converter will be the next long-term target to be conquered according to the technology trends. In most cases, the multi-level converter topologies will be demanded to handle such a high power with medium voltage ratings. As the most commercialized multilevel converter, three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) topology seems to be a promising candidate, as shown in Fig. 8.1, where T out represents the outer switch, D out is the outer freewheeling diode, T in is the inner switch, D in is the inner freewheeling diode, and D npc is the clamping diode. This configuration is selected for analysis in this special topic.
This chapter is co-authored by F. Blaabjerg.
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Ma, K. (2015). The Impacts of Power Switching Devices to the Thermal Performances of 10 MW Wind Power NPC 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_8
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