Comparison of Modular Wind Turbine Generators Considering Structural Aspects

Udai Shipurkar; Faisal Wani; Jianning Dong; George Alpogiannis; Henk Polinder; Pavol Bauer; J.A. Ferreira

doi:10.1109/IECON.2017.8216630

Comparison of Modular Wind Turbine Generators Considering Structural Aspects

Udai Shipurkar, Faisal Wani, Jianning Dong, George Alpogiannis, Henk Polinder, Pavol Bauer, J.A. Ferreira

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Abstract

Modular design of wind turbine generators is a promising means to increase the generator availability by reducing downtimes, especially for offshore turbines. With such physically modular designs, the structural support for the generator is an important consideration as it needs to overcome the loss of rigidity in the generator yoke. This makes the structural support design of the generator an important criterion when comparing modular topologies. This paper presents a comparison of modular generator topologies, both from an electrical and a structural performance perspective. It concludes that the 6/4 (6 slots in each stator module corresponding to 4 rotor poles) module is promising solution from the standpoint of maintenance, electrical performance, and structural performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	3707-3712
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-1127-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8216630
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	IECON 2017: 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - China National Convention Center, Beijing, China Duration: 29 Oct 2017 → 1 Nov 2017 Conference number: 43 http://iecon2017.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

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Conference	IECON 2017
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	29/10/17 → 1/11/17
Internet address	http://iecon2017.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

Keywords

Modularity
structural design
stiffness
electrical performance
displacement spectra
vibration

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Shipurkar, U, Wani, F, Dong, J, Alpogiannis, G, Polinder, H , Bauer, P & Ferreira, JA 2017, Comparison of Modular Wind Turbine Generators Considering Structural Aspects. in Proceedings - IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 3707-3712, IECON 2017, Beijing, China, 29/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8216630

Comparison of Modular Wind Turbine Generators Considering Structural Aspects. / Shipurkar, Udai; Wani, Faisal; Dong, Jianning et al.
Proceedings - IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2017. p. 3707-3712.

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