Loss evaluation and design optimisation for direct driven permanent magnet synchronous generators for wind power

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Eriksson, Sandra ^a   Bernhoff, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic losses; Simulation; Synchronous generators; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETS; MATLAB; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; DESIGN OPTIMISATION; DIRECT-DRIVEN PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC LOSS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; SIMULATION; VARIABLE SPEED OPERATIONS; WIND DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

AERODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SYNCHRONY; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 77957299203     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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