Evaluation of an automotive alternator as a power generation element for its use on an alternative energy system.

Author

Walter, J. ; Ceglia, G. ; Guzmán, V.

Author_Institution

Univ. Simon Bolivar, Caracas

fYear

2008

fDate

11-13 June 2008

Firstpage

1165

Lastpage

1169

Abstract

This work presents the characterization of an automotive alternator for its use in electric generation related with alternative energies systems. A standard truck alternator (28V 100A) had been chosen to make the tests, which was carried out in a custom adaptor attached to a 6 KW DC motor bench. The alternator curves families were obtained varying the rotor speed between 5000 and 12500 RPM, with field voltages from 0 to 28 Volts. The tests show that it is possible to obtain output power well beyond the machine nominal rating, making it a useful alternative for power generation systems.

Keywords

DC motors; alternators; wind power plants; DC motor; adaptor; alternative energy system; automotive truck alternator; power 6 kW; power generation element; voltage 0 V to 28 V; wind driven generator; Alternators; Automotive engineering; Character generation; DC motors; Diodes; Magnetic fields; Power generation; Testing; Voltage; Wind energy generation; Automobile alternator; Wind driven generators; generator characteristic curves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2008. SPEEDAM 2008. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Ischia

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1663-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1664-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDHAM.2008.4581195

Filename

4581195