Numerical simulation of a nonconventional alternator connected to a rectifier

Author

Piriou, F. ; Razek, A.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Genie Electr. de Paris, Ecole Superieure d´´Electr., Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Volume

5

Issue

3

fYear

1990

fDate

9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

512

Lastpage

518

Abstract

A numerical simulation of a nonconventional alternator connected to a rectifier is proposed. To take into account the interference between the magnetic and electric circuits, the magnetic equations solved with the help of the finite-element method are coupled with the electric equations. The Newton-Raphson algorithm is used to consider the different nonlinearities (magnetic materials and semiconductors). The complete differential equations system is solved with an iterative procedure. With the proposed model, the alternator is modeled for different operating points. The numerical results are compared to the experimental ones, showing the reliability of the proposed numerical model

Keywords

alternators; differential equations; finite element analysis; iterative methods; magnetic circuits; rectifiers; simulation; Newton-Raphson algorithm; differential equations; electric circuits; finite-element method; interference; iterative procedure; magnetic circuits; magnetic equations; nonconventional alternator connected; numerical simulation; rectifier; reliability; Alternators; Coupling circuits; Finite element methods; Interference; Iterative algorithms; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic semiconductors; Nonlinear equations; Numerical simulation; Rectifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.105275

Filename

105275