Effect of loading, voltage difference and phase angle on the synchronisation of a small alternator

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-542

  Best, R J ^a   Morrow, D J ^a   Crossley, P A ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT PRACTICES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; ISLANDING; LOAD ANGLE; NON-IDEAL CONDITIONS; OUT OF PHASE; PHASE ANGLES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POWER SYSTEM ISLANDING; SALIENT POLE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES; START-UPS; SYNCHRONISATION; SYSTEM CONDITIONS; VOLTAGE DIFFERENCE;

POLES; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

EID: 70450179617     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2008.0248     Document Type: Article

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