DocumentCode
676649
Title
Hybrid excitation of synchronous generators for wind turbines
Author
McDonald, A.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
A simplified hybrid PM- and electrically excited synchronous generator model is introduced. A 3MW direct-drive wind turbine Cost of Energy model is used to show how magnet costs can make hybrid or fully electrically-excited synchronous machines economically attractive.
Keywords
motor drives; synchronous generators; wind turbines; direct-drive wind turbine; electrically excited synchronous generator; electrically-excited synchronous machines; hybrid excitation; power 3 MW; simplified hybrid PM-synchronous generator; Direct-drive; Permanent magnet; Synchronous generator; Wind turbine;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013), 2nd IET
Conference_Location
Beijing
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-758-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2013.1861
Filename
6718772
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