.... 01 March 2002 01 July 2002 08 11 2002 wind turbines synchronous generators frequency convertors transfer functions time-domain analysis machine theory parameter estimation Recent advances in power electronics applied to wind turbines have drawn the attention...

..., March 2001; final revision June 2001. Associate Editor: D. Berg. 01 March 2001 01 June 2001 wind turbines aerodynamics rotors variable speed gear turbogenerators machine theory Variable-speed wind turbines operating in turbulent winds can experience large fluctuations...