Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator

In this paper, the design and development of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator (DSTG) is presented. The characteristics of air-cored slot-less structures are investigated in terms of power density and efficiency. This is highly desirable for small- and medium-sized renewable energy conversi...

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Main Authors: Guo, Liang, Zhang, He, Lin, Jing, Galea, Michael, Gerada, C.
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33843/
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author Guo, Liang
Zhang, He
Lin, Jing
Galea, Michael
Gerada, C.
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Zhang, He
Lin, Jing
Galea, Michael
Gerada, C.
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description In this paper, the design and development of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator (DSTG) is presented. The characteristics of air-cored slot-less structures are investigated in terms of power density and efficiency. This is highly desirable for small- and medium-sized renewable energy conversion systems. In this paper, an analytical tool based on the magnetic vector potential method is built in order to achieve a fast but accurate method by which the machine is analyzed. The analytical model is validated by finite-element (FE) analysis. Further design improvements based on the analytical and FE models are then suggested in order to enhance the performance of the DSTG. The final design of the DSTG is validated by the test results from a developed prototype of the DSTG.
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spelling nottingham-338432020-05-04T17:10:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33843/ Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator Guo, Liang Zhang, He Lin, Jing Galea, Michael Gerada, C. In this paper, the design and development of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator (DSTG) is presented. The characteristics of air-cored slot-less structures are investigated in terms of power density and efficiency. This is highly desirable for small- and medium-sized renewable energy conversion systems. In this paper, an analytical tool based on the magnetic vector potential method is built in order to achieve a fast but accurate method by which the machine is analyzed. The analytical model is validated by finite-element (FE) analysis. Further design improvements based on the analytical and FE models are then suggested in order to enhance the performance of the DSTG. The final design of the DSTG is validated by the test results from a developed prototype of the DSTG. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2015-06-15 Article PeerReviewed Guo, Liang, Zhang, He, Lin, Jing, Galea, Michael and Gerada, C. (2015) Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 51 (11). ISSN 0018-9464 Energy conversion; Finite element method; Optimization Analytical tool; Design and Development; Design improvements; Double sided; Magnetic vector potential method; Power densities; Renewable energy conversion systems; tubular generator Analytical models http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7123644 doi:10.1109/TMAG.2015.2445576 doi:10.1109/TMAG.2015.2445576
spellingShingle Energy conversion; Finite element method; Optimization Analytical tool; Design and Development; Design improvements; Double sided; Magnetic vector potential method; Power densities; Renewable energy conversion systems; tubular generator Analytical models
Guo, Liang
Zhang, He
Lin, Jing
Galea, Michael
Gerada, C.
Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title_full Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title_fullStr Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title_full_unstemmed Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title_short Analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
title_sort analysis and optimization of a double-sided air-cored tubular generator
topic Energy conversion; Finite element method; Optimization Analytical tool; Design and Development; Design improvements; Double sided; Magnetic vector potential method; Power densities; Renewable energy conversion systems; tubular generator Analytical models
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