Estimation of the power electronic converter lifetime in fully rated converter wind turbine for onshore and offshore wind farms

K Givaki; M Parker; P Jamieson

doi:10.1049/cp.2014.0301

Estimation of the power electronic converter lifetime in fully rated converter wind turbine for onshore and offshore wind farms

K Givaki, M Parker, P Jamieson

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Abstract

A comparison has been made of the converter lifetime for a 3MW fully rated converter horizontal axis wind turbine located onshore and offshore. Simulated torque and speed of the turbine shaft were used to calculate voltage and current time series, that was used to calculate the junction temperatures of the diode and IGBT in the generator-side converter by a thermal-electrical model. A rainflow counting algorithm was applied to the junction temperature in combination with an empirical model of the lifetime estimation, to calculate the lifetime of the power electronic modules in the turbine. The number of parallel modules for each location to achieve 20 years life time has also been found. Simulations show the lifetime consumption rate of the diode and IGBT is decreased exponentially by increasing number of parallel modules, lowering the average temperature. The offshore wind turbine has a higher lifetime consumption rate, requiring a slightly higher converter rating to achieve a 20-year lifetime, but this difference is small, and both turbines will use the same number of modules.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014)
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0301
Publication status	Published - 8 Apr 2014
Event	7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2014 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Apr 2014 → 10 Apr 2014

Conference

Conference	7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2014
Abbreviated title	PEMD 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	8/04/14 → 10/04/14

Keywords

insulated gate bipolar transistors
power convertors
time series
wind turbines
IGBT
current time series
diode
empirical model
fully rated converter horizontal axis wind turbine
generator-side converter
junction temperatures
lifetime consumption rate
offshore wind farms
onshore wind farms
parallel modules
power 3 MW
power electronic converter lifetime estimation
power electronic modules
rainflow counting algorithm
thermal-electrical model
turbine shaft
voltage time series

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Estimation of the power electronic converter lifetime in fully rated converter wind turbine for onshore and offshore wind farms

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