A compact, high efficiency contra-rotating generator suitable for wind turbines in the urban environment

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2027-2033

  Booker, J D ^a   Mellor, P H ^a   Wrobel, R ^a   Drury, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contra rotating; Permanent magnet generator; Urban environment; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; ARMATURE WINDINGS; CLEAN ELECTRICITY; CONTRA-ROTATING; CONTRAROTATING ROTOR; DESIGN BRIEF; DIRECT DRIVE; ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH TORQUE DENSITY; LOW COSTS; LOW MAINTENANCE; LOW NOISE; MAGNET ARRAY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PEAK POWER; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR; POINT OF USE; STARTING TORQUE; TEST RIGS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; WIRELESS TELEMETRY DEVICES;

DESIGN; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTATION; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; NOISE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TELEMETRY; TORQUE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VIBRATION; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 77950916179     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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