Title :
Design studies for a 10 MW direct drive superconducting wind generator
Author :
Karmaker, Haran ; Mantak Ho ; Kulkarni, Devdatta ; Chen, Edward
Author_Institution :
Global R&D Center, TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co., Round Rock, TX, USA
Abstract :
Design studies for a 10 MW superconducting wind generator have been performed for offshore wind turbine applications. Electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal analyses are performed by taking into account the characteristic properties of the superconducting and non-superconducting materials. The investigations use enhanced YBCO (Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide) second generation (2G) high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire under development in a research program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Keywords :
barium compounds; design engineering; drives; offshore installations; superconducting devices; turbogenerators; wind power plants; wind turbines; wires (electric); ytterbium compounds; U.S. Department of Energy; YBCO second generation high temperature superconducting wire; design studies; direct drive superconducting wind generator; electromagnetic analysis; mechanical analysis; nonsuperconducting materials; offshore wind turbine applications; power 10 MW; superconducting materials; thermal analysis; Coils; Generators; High-temperature superconductors; Stator windings; Torque; Wind turbines; Direct Drive Wind Generator; High Temperature Superconductor (HTS); Offshore Wind Turbines; Second Generation (2G);
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2014.7048546
