• DocumentCode
    2652941
  • Title

    Design of a novel air-cored permanent magnet linear generator for wave energy conversion

  • Author

    Vermaak, Rieghard ; Kamper, Maarten J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6-8 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    An analytical design optimisation model of a novel air-cored permanent magnet linear generator is developed for wave energy conversion. The aim is to reach a design with dimensions optimised for minimum cost of the active material. The analytical results are verified with finite element analysis and compared to previous studies. The optimised machine shows considerable improvement over previous designs.
  • Keywords
    direct energy conversion; finite element analysis; optimisation; permanent magnet generators; air cored; finite element analysis; optimisation; permanent magnet linear generator; wave energy conversion; Coils; Copper; Generators; Magnetic flux; Stator windings; Windings; Air-cored; direct drive; linear generator; permanent magnet; wave energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2010 XIX International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4174-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4175-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5608191
  • Filename
    5608191