Simulations and experiments on a 12 kW direct driven PM synchronous generator for wind power

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 674-681

  Eriksson, Sandra ^a   Solum, Andreas ^a   Leijon, Mats ^a   Bernhoff, Hans ^a  

^a Swedish Centre for Renewable Electric Energy Conversion   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiments; Harmonics; Simulations; Synchronous generator; Wind power

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; STATORS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER;

CIRCUIT EQUATION MODEL; CIRCULAR CABLES; DIRECT DRIVEN PERMANENT MAGNET; HARMONIC CONTENT;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STATORS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MODELING; SYNCHRONY; WIND POWER;

EID: 38049186624     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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