Suitable design of a PMSG for a small-scale wind power generator

Author

Haraguchi, Hiroshi ; Morimoto, Shigeo ; Sanada, Masayuki

Author_Institution

Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

15-18 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to determine a suitable rotor structure with high-power performance for a small-scale wind power permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). Five types of rotor structures are considered: a surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM), an inset PM, a tangentially-magnetized interior permanent magnet (IPM), a radially-magnetized IPM, and a V-shaped IPM. All have magnets of approximately the same size. They are analyzed by the 2-D finite element method (2D-FEM). From the results, the most suitable rotor structure is determined by comparing the average torque, power output, and efficiency for the rated conditions.

Keywords

finite element analysis; permanent magnet generators; synchronous generators; wind power plants; 2D finite element method; permanent magnet synchronous generator; radially-magnetized tangentially-magnetized interior permanent; rotor structure; small-scale wind power generator; tangentially-magnetized interior permanent; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Permanent magnets; Power generation; Rotors; Scanning probe microscopy; Synchronous generators; Torque; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Finite element method; Permanent magnet machines; Synchronous machines; Wind power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Machines and Systems, 2009. ICEMS 2009. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5177-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-4-88686-067-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMS.2009.5382892

Filename

5382892