Direct-drive permanent magnet generators for high-power wind turbines: Benefits and limiting factors

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Scott Semken, R ^a   Polikarpova, M ^a   Roytta P ^a   Alexandrova, J ^a   Pyrhonen J ^a   Nerg, J ^a   Mikkola, A ^a   Backman, J ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; DIRECT DRIVE; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; HIGH-POWER; LIMITING FACTORS; NEW DESIGN; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR; POWER CAPACITY; WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS;

HELICAL ANTENNAS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84857354612     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2010.0191     Document Type: Article

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