Investigating the overload capacity of a direct-driven synchronous permanent magnet wind turbine generator designed using high-voltage cable technology

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1076-1086

  Solum, Andreas ^a   Leijon, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross linked polyethylene; Permanent magnet generators; Power conversion; Synchronous generators; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND TURBINES;

PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATORS; POWER CONVERSION; WIND TURBINE GENERATOR;

WIND POWER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

EID: 34548505048     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1301     Document Type: Article

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