Grid Application of Power Electronics
- Introduction: A review of utility applications of static converters and their important role in implementation of renewable energy supplies, distributed generation, FACTs and custom power devices
- Power semiconductor devices: Semiconductor switches, with emphasis on the required characteristics for high voltage and power applications and the latest technological advances in this respect
- Types of static converters used in utility applications: Converters required to connect wind power generator, photovoltaic supply, fuel cell and . . . to the grid or load, Converters used in FACTs devices and power quality conditioners, Different configurations of static converters, Multilevel converters
- Switching strategies of converters: Sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM), Space vector modulation (SVM), Selective harmonic elimination (SHE), Total harmonic distortion minimization (THDM) and . . .
- Useful techniques for the reference quantities calculation: Instantaneous power theory . . .