Optimization and comparison of flux-concentrating Nd-Fe-B generator considering variable power factor and wind conditions for a 6MW offshore wind turbine

Bhuiyan, Nurul Azim and McDonald, Alasdair; (2018) Optimization and comparison of flux-concentrating Nd-Fe-B generator considering variable power factor and wind conditions for a 6MW offshore wind turbine. In: 2018 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, GBR. ISBN 9781538629109 (https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2018.8542067)

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Abstract

A large proportion of offshore wind turbine designs are now based on directly driven permanent magnet synchronous generators using rare earth materials. During last few years, the price of Nd-Fe-B has increased and fluctuated significantly. The large price fluctuations encourage us to look at flux-concentrating Nd-Fe-B generator (where flux-concentrating characteristics helps to increase flux density in the air gap) and optimize that for offshore wind turbine generator. In this paper, a 6 MW generator using Nd-Fe-B magnet is designed analytically in MATLAB, where magnets are placed between magnetically conducting pole shoes to reinforce the air gap flux. The generator design is optimized for the best performance machine and lowest cost of energy. Further optimization is performed to compare the results with a 6 MW surface-mounted Nd-Fe-B generator. It is found that, the flux-concentrating Nd-Fe-B generator gives better cost of energy compare to surface mounted Nd-Fe-B generator. The effect of variable power factor and sensitivity to wind conditions are also estimated in this study.

ORCID iDs

Bhuiyan, Nurul Azim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-2096 and McDonald, Alasdair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-3589;
  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:64676
    Dates:
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    Event
    13 December 2018
    Published
    27 June 2018
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
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    Date deposited:04 Jul 2018 11:17
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 15:17
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64676
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