Distributed Generation Transformer for Megawatt-Scale Wind Turbines using Alternating Current-LinkCX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1Date: 09/17/2010Location(s): Princeton, New JerseyOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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September 17, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1
Date: 09/17/2010
Location(s): Princeton, New Jersey
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Using commercially available switches, Princeton Power Systems, Inc., proposes to develop a 1.5 megawatt alternating current (AC) converter that transforms ?wild AC? from the generator at 700 volts alternating current (Vac) into conditioned AC power at 13.8 kilovolts alternating current, in a package with power density of 2.5 megawatts per meters cubed and peak efficiency of 97.5%. The technology provides conditioning and voltage transformation in one step and an integrated terminal for connecting energy storage. In Phase III, Princeton Power Systems, Inc., proposes to adapt the AC-link converter designed in Phase I to wind power applications, which will use silicon-based switches that are more appropriate for a Phase III effort.