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

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 significan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ke Ma, Frede Blaabjerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/7/2559