Title :
Autonomous reluctance generator
Author :
Ben-Hail, N. ; Rabinovici, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A single-phase autonomous reluctance generator is analysed as an oscillator with time varying parameters. It is shown that the reluctance generator can be modelled by the parametric Hills equation. The necessary condition for generating AC output power is obtained by using different methods of analysis. Furthermore, when the inductance varies as a square wave, using a piecewise method solves the RG differential equation in an exact manner. In this case, the RG could be driven at a different rotor velocity to elicit the same resonant current and voltage frequency. The analysis is verified by experimental and simulation results
Keywords :
control system analysis; differential equations; digital control; machine control; machine testing; machine theory; piecewise linear techniques; power engineering computing; reluctance generators; rotors; AC output power generation; differential equation; oscillator; parametric Hills equation; piecewise method; resonant current; rotor velocity; single-phase autonomous reluctance generator; time varying parameters; voltage frequency;
Journal_Title :
Electric Power Applications, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-epa:20010253
