Challenges and opportunities of electric machines for renewable energy (invited paper)

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 42, 2012, Pages 45-74

  Chau, Kwok Tong ^a   Li, W L ^a   Lee, C H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STATORS;

DIRECT DRIVE; DOUBLY SALIENT; DOUBLY-FED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; STATOR PERMANENT MAGNET;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

EID: 84864293680     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB12052001     Document Type: Article

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