Characteristics of a self‐excited induction generator at constant voltage and constant frequency under speed change

Abstract

A self-excited wound-type induction generator, excited by capacitor, which changes its speed as a wind generator and can be used as a separate small power source, is described. The voltage and frequency of this generator change in accordance with the capacitance C of capacitor, generator speed and loads, and the like. The constant-voltage generator with constant C is achieved by returning the secondary power of the induction generator to the primary source through a converter, an inverter, and a transformer, and controlling the inverter control angle. But the frequency changes slightly. In order to eliminate frequency variation under constant C, a constant-frequency source such as synchronous generator or a constant-frequency generator is connected to the primary or secondary side of the transformer and operated in parallel. Constant voltage and constant frequency are achieved in spite of the change of generator speed and load. The characteristics resulting from these various measures are compared. The constant-frequency generator is better than the synchronous generator in terms of life, maintenance, and the like. In parallel operation with the constant-frequency generator connected to the primary or the secondary side of the transformer, various characteristics at constant voltage and commercial frequency are compared and analyzed. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn 119(1): 90–100, 1997