The brushless synchronous generator (SG) excitation system consists of a main exciter, permanent magnet (PMG) consequent rotor poles type, and an automatic voltage regulator (AVR). Both exciter machines have been properly designed analysed. performances are obtained by time stepping finite-element method (FEM) coupled with the external electrical circuit. An experimental machine is built measur...

In the recent years, many wind turbine generation systems (WTGS) have been installed in many countries. However the electric power obtained from wind generators is not constant due to wind speed variations. The generated electric power and the loss in WTGS change corresponding to the wind speed variations, and consequently the efficiency and the capacity factor of the system also change. In thi...

This paper describes the design of a direct-drive permanent-magnet generator for use in a novel sea-wave electrical generator. The basic system is briefly described and the target specification derived from the device and the wave tank performance. The design for the brushless permanent-magnet generators is then developed using SPEED PC-BDC and verified using finite element analysis (PC-FEA). A...

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators are an emerging technology in wind power applications. A simplified Thevenin equivalent simulation model of a wind generator has been developed in the ATPDraw environment and validated by comparing its dynamics with that of a Matlab/Simulink detailed model. The simplified model includes also power electronic circuits, for interfacing the generator to a MV...

During a long time, permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) were only reserved for some specific applications, however, recently, these machines are becoming more used due to the powerful magnetic characteristic of the rare earth, being used in different areas. Several researchers have proposed implementations combining the use of permanent magnet synchronous motor with the direct torque cont...

In a permanent magnet synchronous motor where inductances vary as a function of rotor angle, the 2 phase (d-q) equivalent circuit model is commonly used for simplicity and intuition. In this article, a two phase model for a PM synchronous motor is derived and the properties of the circuits and variables are discussed in relation to the physical 3 phase entities. Moreover, the paper suggests met...

In this paper, the reactive power control of a variable speed permanent-magnet synchronous wind generator with a matrix converter at the grid side is improved. A generalized modulation technique based on singular value decomposition of the modulation matrix is used to model different modulation techniques and investigate their corresponding input reactive power capability. Based on this modulat...

Different types of permanent magnet generators for wind power application have been subject of research during last two decades. In this thesis different topologies of electrical generators have been investigated for small scale vertical axis wind turbine application. A two stage induction generator is proposed as a alternative solution with respect to the cost of such a system. However, a bigg...

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