Electromechanical design for an optimized axial flux permanent magnet torus machine for 10kW wind turbine

The continuous investment for renewable energy have increased the interest for wind energy field in order to make it cheaper and commercial competitive to other sources of electricity. Staring at the wind power source, the main part of the project involves the electric generator, which in the main time is treated only by its electrical parameters. This paper aims to demonstrate that a good electric design is not enough to obtain an optimized efficient machine model. The procedure involved during the construction and the mechanical compatibilities such as the thermal study and material chosen can affect considerably the final project result. The interests of this field are largely unexplored making the literature scarce in the theme.