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Design of a superconducting DC wind generator

Liu, Yingzhen

Abstract (englisch):

Offshore wind energy has received a lot of interest as one important renewable energy source. One promising way to reduce the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of offshore wind energy is by developing large wind farms and turbines with large ratings. The average wind turbine size has reached 4.2 MW in 2015 and turbine sizes of 6-8 MW have already been seen in the wind market. Even larger turbine sizes are managing to pave their way from studies to market. The trend towards larger ratings and more offshore installations asks for innovations in power generation, which requires lower weight and cost, smaller size, higher efficiency and reliability. Due to the high current-carrying capability and no DC losses of the superconductors, superior power to weight/volume ratio with high efficiency of a superconducting generator can be achived. Moreover, direct current (DC) transmission has been put forward for the offshore wind farms mainly due to the overall economic benefit, as they are located far away from the land. Hence, this thesis introduces a DC generation and transmission scheme which consists of superconducting DC wind generators and superconducting DC cables as a possible technical solution. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000082821
Veröffentlicht am 17.05.2018
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technische Physik (ITEP)
Publikationstyp Hochschulschrift
Publikationsjahr 2018
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator urn:nbn:de:swb:90-828210
KITopen-ID: 1000082821
HGF-Programm 37.06.02 (POF III, LK 01) New Power Network Technology
Verlag Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Umfang IX, 204 S.
Art der Arbeit Dissertation
Fakultät Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (ETIT)
Institut Institut für Technische Physik (ITEP)
Prüfungsdatum 26.01.2018
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Referent/Betreuer Noe, M.
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