Finite element analysis of turbine generator rotor winding shorted turns

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 930-937

  Šašić, Mladen ^a   Lloyd, Blake ^a   Elez, Ante ^b  

^a Iris Power ^*  (Canada)

^b KONCAR Electrical Engineering Institute   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Finite element; flux density; flux probe; rotor shorted turns; synchronous generator

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAP FLUX; AIR-GAPS; BASE-LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLUX DENSITIES; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; FULL-LOAD; GENERATOR ROTORS; LOAD CONDITION; LOADING CONDITION; MAGNETIC FLUX MONITORING; NEW DESIGN; NO LOAD; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; SHORTED TURNS; STATOR TOOTH;

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; MAGNETIC FLUX; PROBES; STATORS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; TURBINES; TURBOGENERATORS; WINDING;

ROTORS (WINDINGS);

EID: 84870299106     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2012.2216270     Document Type: Article

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