Professor Christopher Crabtree's Outputs (2)

Converter Reliability in Wind Turbines today – Onshore & Offshore (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., Smith, C., Lapiedra, J., & Mulholland, B. (2017, September). Converter Reliability in Wind Turbines today – Onshore & Offshore. Paper presented at HUSUM Wind 2017, Husum, Germany

Impact of wind conditions on thermal loading of PMSG wind turbine power converters (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, C., Crabtree, C., & Matthews, P. (2017). Impact of wind conditions on thermal loading of PMSG wind turbine power converters. IET Power Electronics, 10(11), 1268-1278. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2016.0802

Power converter reliability is critical for permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) wind turbines. Converter failures are linked to power module thermal loading but studies often neglect turbine dynamics, control and the impact of wind speed sa... Read More about Impact of wind conditions on thermal loading of PMSG wind turbine power converters.