Unity PF AC-DC converter in wind based turbine generator for optimal power extraction

• Main Author: Chua, Sock Cheng.
• Other Authors: Ali Iftekhar Maswood
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Power electronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45994
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Due to the rapid depletion of fossil fuel resulted from the increasing demand of electrical energy, great emphasis has been placed on renewable energy sources, for instance the generation of electric energy from wind system. The wind turbine is used to capture mechanical energy from the wind and con...