• DocumentCode
    1670566
  • Title

    Homopolar electro-mechanical rotary power converter (HERPC)

  • Author

    Owen, Michael

  • Author_Institution
    CISSL, Great Bookham, UK
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1103
  • Abstract
    A homopolar electro-mechanical rotary power converter is proposed that has an application in high voltage direct current (HVDC) power distribution systems and also industrially sized three-phase systems fuelled by DC producing renewable energy sources. The HERPC employs a homopolar rotor that carries no windings, power only being supplied by an external drive to overcome mechanical losses. The HERPC requires neither slip rings nor a brush type commutator.
  • Keywords
    distribution networks; homopolar machines; renewable energy sources; rotary convertors; rotors; HVDC; high voltage direct current; homopolar electro-mechanical rotary power converter; homopolar rotor; mechanical losses; power distribution systems; renewable energy sources; three-phase systems; Analog-digital conversion; DC generators; HVDC transmission; Induction generators; Inverters; Power harmonic filters; Power transmission; Renewable energy resources; Rotors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrotechnical Conference, 2004. MELECON 2004. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Mediterranean
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8271-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MELCON.2004.1348252
  • Filename
    1348252