Offshore cost of energy for DFIG PRC turbines vs. PMG FRC turbines

James Carroll; Alasdair McDonald; David McMillan

doi:10.1049/cp.2015.0424

Offshore cost of energy for DFIG PRC turbines vs. PMG FRC turbines

James Carroll, Alasdair McDonald, David McMillan

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Abstract

In order to bring the Cost of Energy (CoE) from offshore wind in line with traditional energy generation forms, turbine types that produce the lowest CoE must be chosen. 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 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 were the focus of this empirical CoE comparison. The turbine populations from which CoE inputs were drawn for this comparison contained ~2,600 turbines. The findings from this comparison show that, for a hypothetical 100 turbine site 40km offshore, the PMG FRC turbine has a CoE that is £2.31/MWh lower than that of a DFIG PRC turbine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2015)
Place of Publication	Stevenage
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2015.0424
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2015
Event	IET Renewable Power Generation (RPG) - Beijing, China Duration: 17 Oct 2015 → 18 Oct 2015

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Conference	IET Renewable Power Generation (RPG)
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	17/10/15 → 18/10/15

Keywords

DFIG turbine type
cost of energy
PMG turbine type
wind turbines

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