Damper cages in genset alternators: FE simulation and measurement

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-80

  Darabi, Ahmad ^a   Tindall, Colin ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternators; Damper cage; Finite elements; Harmonics; Salient pole; Synchronous machine; Time stepping; Transient

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROTORS (WINDINGS); STATORS; TRANSIENTS;

DAMPER CAGE; GENSET ALTERNATORS; SALIENT POLE; TIME STEPPING;

SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS;

EID: 1542315947     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2003.819099     Document Type: Article

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