Open Circuit Performance of Axial Air Gap Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine for Wind Energy Conversion: Modeling and Experimental Study

Haidar Diab,Georges Barakat,Yacine Amara

doi:10.3390/en13040912

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Journal: Energies	Publication Date: Feb 18, 2020
Citations: 9	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: University of Le Havre

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the design and modeling of a machine that possesses some advantageous characteristics for wind energy conversion applications. The studied machine is a double stator inner rotor axial airgap flux switching permanent magnet machine (AFSPM). The paper will start by presenting this type of machine and its points of interest. Then, it will continue by introducing the constructed prototype and its specifications and structure. This prototype has been designed based on a reference specification used at GREAH to develop different prototypes and compare their performances. The second part will introduce the reluctance network model specifically constructed for this type of machine. The constructed model was validated by comparing its results to the results from the finite element method model. Finally, the experimental results will be presented and compared to the reluctance network (RN) model results where satisfying agreement between both results was obtained.

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In recent years, wind energy has proved itself to be an effective and promising renewable energy source
Flux switching machines have proven to be a very interesting machine type for wind energy applications [1]. These machines possess the merits of switched reluctance and the classical rotor permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machines
The finite element method moreThe general can be powerful for isthe usage in applications that have complex finiteand element method (FEM)

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Wind energy has proved itself to be an effective and promising renewable energy source. Electricity-generating wind turbines employ proven and tested technology and provide a clean and sustainable energy supply. This technology still has a lot of challenges to overcome and constraints to respect. Flux switching machines have proven to be a very interesting machine type for wind energy applications [1] These machines possess the merits of switched reluctance and the classical rotor PM synchronous machines. Their high torque density, high efficiency, strong robustness, and convenience of cooling [2,3,4,5] make them very good candidates for wind energy applications

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