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Meta-parametrised meta-modelling approach for optimal design of power electronics conversion systems: Application to offshore wind energy

Barrera-Cardenas, Rene A.
Doctoral thesis
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2015
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Abstract
In an offshore environment, the efficiency (η), the power density (ρ) and the powerto-

mass ratio (γ) are of paramount importance in the design of wind energy conversion

systems (WECS). Indeed, the optimisation of these performance indices can

reduce investment costs, especially if most of the electrical conversion components

are located in the nacelle or tower of the wind turbine. This thesis describes a

simple procedure to calculate the η, the ρ and the γ of power converters via the calculation

of power losses, volume and mass of the main components of the WECS:

the power electronics valves, the magnetic components and the capacitors.

In the proposed method, the system is first characterised, then a set of figures

of merits are evaluated for a set of design parameters. Finally, a multi-objective

optimisation is performed and the Pareto concept is used to present the set of solutions

(for different sets of parameters) and the best trade-off for the performance

indicators is identified. The approach does not identify a unique solution; instead,

several solutions are obtained and other criteria can be used to choose the final

solution, thus giving freedom in the design process and flexibility in the final decisions

of conceptual design.

The proposed method is applied to different offshore WECS topologies to illustrate

the evaluation procedure. First, a well known topology used in AC-Grid connected

wind turbines, the two level voltage source converter, is considered. Then, the

meta-parametrised approach and the fundamental component models described in

this thesis are used to compare six different WECS based on a medium frequency

transformer for a 10MW WECS interfacing a permanent magnet synchronous generator

suitable for offshore DC-grids. A modular approach in the power converter

is considered and the impact of the number of modules and variation in nominal

transformer frequency on performance indicators is studied.

The proposed approach can be applied to identify key components/parameters to

optimise a standard solution, to quantify the impact of a new component technology

on state-of-the-art solutions for a given application, or to determine, at least

in part, the best solutions for new applications regarding state-of-the-art converter

topologies, modulation strategies, component technologies and system parameters.
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NTNU
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Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:108

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