Title :
Design and performance analysis of a 6 MW medium-speed Brushless DFIG
Author :
Abdi, Ehsan ; Tatlow, M.R. ; McMahon, Richard A. ; Tavner, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Wind Technol. Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The paper presents the design and performance analysis of a 6 MW medium-speed Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Generation (Brushless DFIG) for a wind turbine drivetrain. Two machines with different frame sizes have been designed to show the flexibility of the design procedure. The mediumspeed Brushless DFIG in combination with a two stage gearbox offers a low-cost, low-maintenance and reliable drivetrain for wind turbine applications.
Keywords :
asynchronous generators; brushless machines; wind power plants; wind turbines; frame sizes; medium-speed brushless DFIG design; medium-speed brushless doubly-fed induction generation; power 6 MW; two stage gearbox; wind turbine drive train; Brushless DFIG; drivetrain; wind turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013), 2nd IET
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-758-8
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1850
