Abstract
Permanent magnet and wound rotor synchronous machines (PMSMs and WRSMs) are often used in diesel engine-based portable power generation systems. In these applications, there is a growing desire to improve machine efficiency in order to reduce fossil fuel requirements. In addition, there is a desire to reduce mass to improve mobility. To attempt to address these competing performance objectives, a system analyst is confronted with numerous choices, including machine type (PM or WR), converter architecture (active/passive), and control. Herein, to assist the analyst, design tools capable of performing automated multi-objective optimization of PMSMs and WRSMs connected to both active and passive rectifiers are described. The tools are then used to derive tradeoffs between mass and efficiency for a 3 kW application.
Keywords
diesel-electric power stations, machine theory, optimisation, permanent magnet machines, rectifying circuits, Rotors, synchronous machines
Date of this Version
2010
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2010.5437165
Published in:
2010 Power and Energy Conference At Illinois (PECI) (2010) 1-6;
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