Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges
With ever-increasing concerns on energy crisis and environmental protection, there is a fast-growing interest in wind power generation systems. As electric machines and drives are core components in wind turbines, it is a pressing need for researchers and engineers to develop advanced electric machi...
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| author | Chen, Hao Zuo, Yuefei Chau, K. T. Zhao, Wenxiang Lee, Christopher Ho Tin |
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| description | With ever-increasing concerns on energy crisis and environmental protection, there is a fast-growing interest in wind power generation systems. As electric machines and drives are core components in wind turbines, it is a pressing need for researchers and engineers to develop advanced electric machines and drives for wind power generation. This paper provides a thorough review of modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation, with emphasis on machine topologies, operation principles, performance characteristics, as well as control strategies. The key features of electric machines and drives including their merits and demerits, e.g. torque/power density, efficiency, and cost, are compared and summarised. Trade-offs involved in various presented methods and strategies are highlighted. The major challenges and difficulties, which electric machines and drives for wind power generation are facing, are discussed. Moreover, the developing trends and opportunities are revealed, while the latest development is also discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1602002022-07-15T05:05:56Z Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges Chen, Hao Zuo, Yuefei Chau, K. T. Zhao, Wenxiang Lee, Christopher Ho Tin School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Fed Induction Generator Flux-Reversal Machine With ever-increasing concerns on energy crisis and environmental protection, there is a fast-growing interest in wind power generation systems. As electric machines and drives are core components in wind turbines, it is a pressing need for researchers and engineers to develop advanced electric machines and drives for wind power generation. This paper provides a thorough review of modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation, with emphasis on machine topologies, operation principles, performance characteristics, as well as control strategies. The key features of electric machines and drives including their merits and demerits, e.g. torque/power density, efficiency, and cost, are compared and summarised. Trade-offs involved in various presented methods and strategies are highlighted. The major challenges and difficulties, which electric machines and drives for wind power generation are facing, are discussed. Moreover, the developing trends and opportunities are revealed, while the latest development is also discussed. Nanyang Technological University Published version This work was supported by Start-Up Grant from Nanyang Technological University under Grant 04INS000705C140. 2022-07-15T05:05:56Z 2022-07-15T05:05:56Z 2021 Journal Article Chen, H., Zuo, Y., Chau, K. T., Zhao, W. & Lee, C. H. T. (2021). Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges. IET Renewable Power Generation, 15(9), 1864-1887. https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12114 1752-1424 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160200 10.1049/rpg2.12114 2-s2.0-85101213419 9 15 1864 1887 en 04INS000705C140 IET Renewable Power Generation © 2021 The Authors. IET Renewable Power Generation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Fed Induction Generator Flux-Reversal Machine Chen, Hao Zuo, Yuefei Chau, K. T. Zhao, Wenxiang Lee, Christopher Ho Tin Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title | Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title_full | Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title_short | Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: a review of opportunities and challenges |
| title_sort | modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation a review of opportunities and challenges |
| topic | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Fed Induction Generator Flux-Reversal Machine |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160200 |
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