Determination of parameters and evaluation of performance of an outer-rotor permanent magnet generator for wind energy applications

Author

Chen, Jian Yi ; Nayar, Chem V. ; Baker, Dave

Author_Institution

Centre for Renewable Energy Syst. Technol., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1-3 Dec. 1998

Firstpage

353

Abstract

Permanent magnet generators have been used in battery charging of wind generation in remote area. This paper presents theoretical and experimental work done on a 20 kW outer-rotor permanent magnet prototype generator. A modified two-axis phasor diagram is used for the calculation of the generator parameters. Detailed determination of parameter values shows that the machine geometry and neodymium-iron-boron magnets have main influence on the machine performance. Some typical characteristics are discussed. The calculated and measured data show a good agreement in the characteristics.

Keywords

iron; neodymium; permanent magnet generators; rotors; wind power plants; 20 kW; battery charging; generator parameters; machine geometry; modified two-axis phasor diagram; neodymium-iron-boron magnets; outer-rotor permanent magnet generator; performance evaluation; wind energy applications; wind generation; Chemical technology; Inductance; Magnetic materials; Performance analysis; Permanent magnets; Rotors; Steady-state; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronic Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4879-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDES.1998.1330041

Filename

1330041