An efficiency investigation and experimental verification of EGS with VSCF

Author

Leuchter, Jan ; Bauer, Pavol ; Zobaa, Ahmed F.

fYear

2012

fDate

25-28 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

215

Lastpage

221

Abstract

A new generation of mobile electrical power sources is based on the use of Variable Speed - Constant Frequency technology (VSCF). These optimally controlled variable speed technologies and permanent magnet generators can achieve higher efficiency. The constant frequency and voltage must be controlled by power electronics. This paper presents a short review of some problems in the efficiency investigation of power electronics and presents a comparison of EGS concepts versus power electronics to improve power system efficiency. We consider here measurements made and experimental verification of 7 kW EGS. The investigation and experimental verification of efficiency reveal future trends in this area of power sources to achieve the maximum efficiency.

Keywords

frequency control; optimal control; permanent magnet generators; power electronics; voltage control; EGS; VSCF; constant frequency control; constant voltage control; mobile electrical gen-sets; mobile electrical power sources; optimally controlled variable speed technology; permanent magnet generators; power 7 kW; power electronics; power system efficiency; variable speed-constant frequency technology; Engines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference_Location

Montreal, QC

ISSN

1553-572X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2419-9

Electronic_ISBN

1553-572X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2012.6388805

Filename

6388805