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In horizontal axis wind turbines, the generator and converter are always designed to be placed in the nacelle on the top, and step-up transformers are located at the bottom of the tower or in a substation on the ground. Power is transmitted from nacelle to the transformer in low voltage and high current via parallel cables. In such an arrangement, high I2R loss would be expected. In addition to that,...