Abstract
Superconducting generators are being proposed and investigated for large offshore wind turbines because of their compactness and light weight. Cost of energy is the key performance indicator to evaluate the feasibility of commercially applying superconducting generators to wind energy. This paper models, estimates and evaluates the cost of energy of a 10 MW direct-drive wind turbine for three superconducting generator designs with MgB2 field windings. These superconducting generator designs are compared regarding the cost of energy as well as other important performance indicators. The results show the fully iron-cored design has the lowest cost of energy and superior overall performance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 318-324 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5090-2538-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5090-2539-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2016 |
Event | 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 4 Sept 2016 → 7 Sept 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) |
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Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | Lausanne |
Period | 4/09/16 → 7/09/16 |
Keywords
- Cost of energy
- direct-drive
- performance indicator
- superconducting generator
- wind turbine