Offshore and onshore wind energy conversion: The potential of a novel multiple-generator drivetrain

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 569-570, Issue , 2013, Pages 644-651

  Goudarzi, N ^a   Zhu, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic clutch; Multiple generator drivetrain; Offshore wind turbine; Onshore wind turbine; Variable electromotive force generator

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; DAMAGE DETECTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WIND POWER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH; LARGE GENERATOR; MULTIPLE-GENERATOR DRIVETRAIN; NEW APPROACHES; ONSHORE WIND TURBINE; OPERATIONAL RANGE; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; VARIABLE ELECTROMOTIVE-FORCE GENERATOR;

OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84883688669     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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