A calculation method of the total efficiency of wind generators

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 52-62

  Inoue, Akira ^a   Takahashi, Rion ^a   Murata, Toshiaki ^a   Tamura, Junji ^a   Kimura, Mamoru ^b   Futami, Moto O ^b   Ide, Kazumasa ^b  

^a KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capacity factor; Efficiency; Induction generator; Power loss; Wind generator

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; SPEED CONTROL; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TURBINES;

CAPACITY FACTOR; POWER LOSS; WIND GENERATORS; WIND SPEED;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 33748862646     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: 15206416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eej.20426     Document Type: Article

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