Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00552, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Lam, John Chi Wo (York University)|Lam, John Chi Wo (Université York), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : With an expected rise of over 15% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020 from 2010 in Canada, it is_x000D_
crucial to reduce GHG emissions by embracing clean and sustainable energy sources. Various initiative_x000D_
programs and generous incentives are offered across Canada such as the WindVision2025 project that seeks to_x000D_
produce enough clean wind power to meet 20% of Canada's domestic electricity demand by 2025. In a typical_x000D_
windfarm, as the output voltage of the wind turbine is too low for effective long-distance power transmission, a_x000D_
dedicated low frequency medium voltage (MV) step-up transformer is used for each wind turbine to step up the_x000D_
turbine output voltage to the MV level. However, the step-up transformers are bulky; heavy, and typically_x000D_
located in the immediate vicinity of the wind turbines. Ontario-based manufacturer of electrical transformers,_x000D_
Northern Transformer Corporation has started to look into innovative power solutions to replace the low_x000D_
frequency MV transformers with compact and highly efficient power electronic step-up converters for high_x000D_
power wind turbines. Although various types of medium to high frequency step-up power converters have_x000D_
been reported in literature for wind energy application, they either have restricted operating frequency range_x000D_
due to the presence of switching power loss or require expensive and complicated magnetic components. In_x000D_
this project, a new step-up power electronic converter that employs silicon-carbide switching devices with_x000D_
innovative converter structure to minimize the overall conduction power losses will be devised. New insulation_x000D_
material will be investigated and used to enable the high frequency transformer in the devised converter to_x000D_
operate at higher temperatures and hence reducing the cooling requirement of the overall system., program purpose french : With an expected rise of over 15% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020 from 2010 in Canada, it is_x000D_
crucial to reduce GHG emissions by embracing clean and sustainable energy sources. Various initiative_x000D_
programs and generous incentives are offered across Canada such as the WindVision2025 project that seeks to_x000D_
produce enough clean wind power to meet 20% of Canada's domestic electricity demand by 2025. In a typical_x000D_
windfarm, as the output voltage of the wind turbine is too low for effective long-distance power transmission, a_x000D_
dedicated low frequency medium voltage (MV) step-up transformer is used for each wind turbine to step up the_x000D_
turbine output voltage to the MV level. However, the step-up transformers are bulky; heavy, and typically_x000D_
located in the immediate vicinity of the wind turbines. Ontario-based manufacturer of electrical transformers,_x000D_
Northern Transformer Corporation has started to look into innovative power solutions to replace the low_x000D_
frequency MV transformers with compact and highly efficient power electronic step-up converters for high_x000D_
power wind turbines. Although various types of medium to high frequency step-up power converters have_x000D_
been reported in literature for wind energy application, they either have restricted operating frequency range_x000D_
due to the presence of switching power loss or require expensive and complicated magnetic components. In_x000D_
this project, a new step-up power electronic converter that employs silicon-carbide switching devices with_x000D_
innovative converter structure to minimize the overall conduction power losses will be devised. New insulation_x000D_
material will be investigated and used to enable the high frequency transformer in the devised converter to_x000D_
operate at higher temperatures and hence reducing the cooling requirement of the overall system., agreement title english : Silicon-carbide based power converter systems with advanced control methods for wind turbines, agreement title french : Silicon-carbide based power converter systems with advanced control methods for wind turbines, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada