Title :
Homopolar electro-mechanical rotary power converter (HERPC)
Author_Institution :
CISSL, Great Bookham, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2004. MELECON 2004. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Mediterranean
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8271-4
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2004.1348252
