Reducing the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) in offshore wind through a disruptive silicon carbide converter technology, SiCtek

SiCtek 通过颠覆性的碳化硅转换器技术降低海上风电的平准化能源成本 (LCOE)

• 批准号: 79190
• 金额: $ 21.14万
• 依托单位: CAMVERTEC LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=79190
• 关键词: Reducing; levelised; cost; energy; LCOE

There are substantial global market potentials for offshore wind if the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) could become competitive with alternative low-carbon power generations. The power electronics converter is a major component in offshore turbine drivetrains and power transmission via High Voltage DC (HVDC) networks. The efficiency and economics of market dominating Silicon-based converters have plateaued, but recently introduced compound semiconductors such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) have the potential to deliver radical improvements to performance, reliability and economics of converters. This project aims to prove and demonstrate the benefits and economics of a SiC converter technology through design, build and testing of a 50 kW prototype converter as a building block for large-scale converters for offshore and HVDC applications.

如果平准化能源成本（LCOE）能够与替代低碳发电竞争，海上风电将具有巨大的全球市场潜力。电力电子转换器是海上涡轮机传动系统和通过高压直流（HVDC）网络的电力传输中的主要部件。占市场主导地位的硅基转换器的效率和经济性已经趋于稳定，但最近推出的化合物半导体（如碳化硅（SiC））有可能彻底改善转换器的性能，可靠性和经济性。该项目旨在通过设计、构建和测试50 kW原型变流器来证明和展示SiC变流器技术的优势和经济性，该变流器可作为海上和HVDC应用的大型变流器的构建模块。