Title :
Design and analysis of direct-drive fractional slot permanent-magnet generator for wind turbines based on finite-element method
Author :
Zhang, Zhiwei ; Zhou, Libing
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and analysis of direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous generator for wind turbines having a fractional number slots per pole. Important design considerations will be discussed and emphasized. Both magnetic equivalent circuit approach and finite element method are applied to design and optimize. Experimental tests will be carried out to validate the theoretical prediction.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; permanent magnet generators; synchronous motor drives; wind turbines; direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous generator; finite element method; magnetic equivalent circuit approach; wind turbines; Air gaps; Finite element methods; Forging; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic flux; Permanent magnet motors; Permanent magnets; Torque; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines; Direct-drive; finite-element method; fractional-slot; permanent-magnet generator;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Systems, 2009. ICEMS 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5177-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-88686-067-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMS.2009.5382687
