TY - CHAP
T1 - Superconducting generators for renewable energy applications
AU - Keysan, O.
AU - Mueller, M.A.
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - There is a trend toward higher power rated machines for offshore wind turbines. The maximum power rating for a high-speed, geared power-takeoff system is around 5MW. For even higher power rated turbines, direct-drive generators becomes enormously heavy. Direct-drive superconducting generators have the potential to reduce the overall mass and installation costs of an offshore wind turbine. In this study, a conventional homopolar superconducting generator design is presented that is suitable for low-speed, high-torque directdrive applications. The generator has been designed with a stationary dc-field winding to increase the reliability of the generator. Also, a linear version of the generator is presented.
AB - There is a trend toward higher power rated machines for offshore wind turbines. The maximum power rating for a high-speed, geared power-takeoff system is around 5MW. For even higher power rated turbines, direct-drive generators becomes enormously heavy. Direct-drive superconducting generators have the potential to reduce the overall mass and installation costs of an offshore wind turbine. In this study, a conventional homopolar superconducting generator design is presented that is suitable for low-speed, high-torque directdrive applications. The generator has been designed with a stationary dc-field winding to increase the reliability of the generator. Also, a linear version of the generator is presented.
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U2 - 10.1049/cp.2011.0102
DO - 10.1049/cp.2011.0102
M3 - Other chapter contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84856292537
VL - 2011
SP - 12
BT - IET Conference Publications
ER -