Title :
Design and Characteristic Analysis of a 10 kW Superconducting Synchronous Generator for Wind Turbines
Author :
Gyeong-Hun Kim ; Kwang-Min Kim ; Sung-Jun Jung ; Hae-Jin Sung ; Heecheol Park ; Seokho Kim ; Minwon Park ; In-Keun Yu ; Sangjin Lee ; A-Rong Kim ; Tae-Joon Park
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Changwon Nat. Univ., Changwon, South Korea
Abstract :
A superconducting synchronous generator (SCSG) is suitable for designing a large-scale wind power generation system, because of its lighter weight and higher torque as compared to conventional generators. This paper analyzes a 10-kW SCSG designed by the finite element method. The finite element method tool is used to evaluate the designed 10-kW SCSG, which has 16 double pancake coils of race-track type with coated conductor tape according to the component certification (IEC 60034) for a wind power generator. The results show several specific characteristics of the designed SCSG. The results can also effectively evaluate the SCSG for a wind turbine, before the scale-up design and fabrication of the generator.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; superconducting coils; superconducting machines; synchronous generators; wind turbines; IEC 60034 component certification; coated conductor tape; double pancake coils; finite element method; power 10 kW; race track type coils; superconducting synchronous generator; wind turbines; Coils; Finite element methods; Generators; High temperature superconductors; Magnetic flux density; Wind turbines; Windings; Finite element methods; generators; high temperature superconductors; wind energy; wind power generation;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2013.2239348
