Title :
A multi-stage axial flux permanent magnet machine for direct drive wind turbines
Author :
McDonald, A.S. ; Benatmane, M. ; Mueller, M.A.
Author_Institution :
NgenTec Ltd., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
The evolution of a multi stage axial flux machine utilising air-cored coils is presented A 25kW prototype has been designed, built and tested successfully. Results are presented to validate the design tool.
Keywords :
coils; permanent magnet generators; rotors; stators; wind turbines; air cored coil; direct drive wind turbines; multistage axial flux permanent magnet machine; power 25 kW; Direct Drive; Generator; Permanent Magnet; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2011), IET Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2011.0105
