• DocumentCode
    1861045
  • Title

    The Variable-Capacitance Machine for Off-shore Wind Generation

  • Author

    O´Donnell, R.J. ; Schofield, Nigel ; Smith, A.C. ; Cullen, Joseph

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester, Manchester UK: nigel
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4-6 April 2006
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    135
  • Abstract
    The paper presents a feasibility study that considers Variable-Capacitance (V-C) machines to be contenders for the direct generation of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power in offshore wind farm applications. The study uses 3D finite element analysis to predict the generator capacitance variation with rotor position and a Matlab / Simulink model to predict the machine operation and circuit optimisation. A small prototype machine has been built and tested to provide some validation of the simulation studies.
  • Keywords
    HVDC; Offshore Wind Farm; Variable-Capacitance Generator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2006. The 3rd IET International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    The Contarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-609-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4123500