Title :
Review and design study of drive train for MW class direct drive wind turbine
Author :
Zhe, Hou ; Fuchuan, Song ; Biao, Chen
Author_Institution :
Evaporative Cooling Lab., Inst. of Electr. Eng., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Direct drive (DD) wind turbine has lots of benefits, such as low noise, small size and high efficiency in low wind speed, etc. therefore it will be the main model in future wind power market. This paper presents different structures of DD wind turbines from major wind power manufacturers and compares several main drive train structures. Result of this research can provide relevant reference for manufacturers of DD wind turbine.
Keywords :
electric drives; power generation economics; power markets; wind power plants; wind turbines; MW class DD wind turbine; MW class direct drive wind turbine; drive train structure; wind power manufacturer; wind power market; wind speed; Cooling; Generators; Laboratories; Rotors; Shafts; Stators; Wind turbines; Direct Drive Wind Turbine; Drive Train; MW Class Wind Turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1221-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2012.6303103
