FEM simulations and experiments of different loading conditions for a 12 kW direct driven PM synchronous generator for wind power

International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

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

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiments; Generator; Simulations; Synchronous; Vertical axis wind turbine

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT EQUATIONS; DIRECT-DRIVEN; DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; ELECTRICAL LOADS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; FEM SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GENERATOR; LOADING CONDITIONS; MEASURED DATUM; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; PRECISE SIMULATIONS; PURELY RESISTIVE LOADS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SIMULATIONS; STATOR WINDINGS; SYNCHRONOUS; TIP-SPEED RATIOS; VARIABLE SPEED OPERATIONS; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE; WIND TURBINE LOADINGS;

ENGINES; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STEEL STRUCTURES; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 64549128339     PISSN: 1553779X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-779X.1958     Document Type: Article

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