An axial-flux permanent-magnet generator for a gearless wind energy system

Author

Chalmers, B.J. ; Spooner, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol.

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

251

Lastpage

257

Abstract

The paper discuses the development of an axial-flux permanent-magnet generator for a gearless wind energy system which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating wind and photovoltaic energy converters for the generation of electricity and to achieve optimum exploitation of the two energy sources. The merits of an axial-flux generator topology are discussed with reference to the particular requirements of an electrical generator for a direct-coupled wind turbine application. The design, construction and test results of a 5 kW, 200 rev/min permanent-magnet generator, to form a 10 kW pilot power plant with a 5 kW photovoltaic array, are presented

Keywords

magnetic flux; permanent magnet generators; photovoltaic power systems; wind turbines; 10 kW; 5 kW; axial-flux generator topology; axial-flux permanent-magnet generator; direct-coupled wind turbine; electricity generation; energy sources; gearless wind energy system; photovoltaic array; photovoltaic energy converters; wind energy converters; Energy conversion; Generators; Permanent magnet motors; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Solar power generation; Topology; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.766991

Filename

766991