Title :
Study of 10 MW-Class Wind Turbine Synchronous Generators With HTS Field Windings
Author :
Fukui, Satoshi ; Ogawa, Jun ; Sato, Takao ; Tsukamoto, Osami ; Kashima, Naoji ; Nagaya, Shigeo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Niigata Univ., Niigata, Japan
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We study the electro-magnetic design of 10 MW-class wind turbine generator with high temperature superconducting field winding by using the FEM analysis. The design examples are presented and the generator characteristics are investigated. The 10 MW-class HTS wind turbine generator is considered to be feasible from the stand point of the electro-magnetic design. In this study, 8-pole and 12-pole generators are investigated. From the results, it is considered that the 8-pole design is preferable compared with the 12-pole design. The analysis also reveals the small synchronous reactance of the HTS wind turbine generator. Therefore, proper protection is necessary for the large short circuit current.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; high-temperature superconductors; machine windings; synchronous generators; wind turbines; FEM analysis; HTS field winding; electromagnetic design; high temperature superconducting field winding; power 10 MW; synchronous reactance; wind turbine synchronous generator; Finite element methods; Generators; High temperature superconductors; Saturation magnetization; Superconducting magnets; Wind turbines; Windings; HTS field winding; synchronous generator; wind turbine generator;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2010.2090115
