Design and Comparison of a Novel Stator Interior Permanent Magnet Generator for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

Johan Xi Zhang, Zhe Chen, M. Cheng

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Abstract

A novel stator interior permanent magnet generator (SIPMG) is presented. A modular stator design is used for convenience in manufacture and maintenance. The generator has the advantages of rugged rotor and concentrated winding design whereas the torque ripple is smaller than that produced by a doubly salient machine. Several low-speed multi-pole SIPMGs are designed for direct-drive wind turbines with ratings from 3 to 10 MW. Comparisons between the SIPMG and rotor-surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) show that the SIPMGs have about 120% torque density and 78% cost per kilowatt compared with the PMSG.
Original languageEnglish
JournalIET Renewable Power Generation
Volume1
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)203-210
Number of pages8
ISSN1752-1416
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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