Reliability comparison of wind turbines with DFIG and PMG drive trains

Carroll, James and McDonald, Alasdair and McMillan, David (2015) Reliability comparison of wind turbines with DFIG and PMG drive trains. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 30 (2). pp. 663-670. ISSN 0885-8969 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2014.2367243)

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Abstract

Modern wind turbines vary greatly in their drive train configurations. With the variety of options available, it can be difficult to determine which type is most suitable for on and offshore applications. A large percentage of modern drive trains consist of either doubly fed induction generators with partially rated converters or permanent magnet generators with fully rated converters. These configurations are the focus of this empirical reliability comparison. The turbine population for this analysis contains over 1800 doubly fed induction generators, partially rated converter wind turbines, and 400 permanent magnet generator fully rated converter wind turbines. The turbines analyzed are identical except for their drive train configurations and are modern MW scale turbines making this population the largest and most modern encountered in the literature review. Results of the analysis include overall failure rates, failure rates per operational year, failure rates per failure mode, and failure rates per failure cost category for the two drive train configurations. These results contribute toward deciding on the most suitable turbine type for a particular site, as well as toward cost of energy comparisons for different drive train types. A comparison between failure rates from this analysis and failure rates from similar analyses is also shown in this paper.

ORCID iDs

Carroll, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1510-1416, McDonald, Alasdair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-3589 and McMillan, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-4702;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:53399
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 June 2015
    Published
    26 November 2014
    Published Online
    28 October 2014
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
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    Date deposited:16 Jun 2015 11:37
    Last modified:18 Nov 2024 02:44
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