Axial flux PM machines with concentrated armature windings: Design analysis and test validation of wind energy generators

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3795-3805

  Di Gerlando, Antonino ^a   Foglia, Gianmaria ^a   Iacchetti, Matteo Felice ^a   Perini, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design methodology; direct drive; generators; permanent magnet machines; wind power generation

Indexed keywords

ARMATURE WINDINGS; AXIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET; AXIAL FLUX PM MACHINES; CONCENTRATED COIL; DESIGN ANALYSIS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DESIGN FEATURES; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN PROCEDURE; DIRECT DRIVE; DIRECT DRIVE GENERATORS; FIGURES OF MERITS; LOW SPEED; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES; SIZING EQUATIONS; TEST VALIDATION; WAVEFORM QUALITY; WIND ENERGY GENERATORS;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MAGNETIC DEVICES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; WIND POWER;

SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

EID: 80051771437     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2081956     Document Type: Article

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