Time Variation of Operational Characteristics for a Linear Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator under Various Load Conditions

Abstract:

The paper presents the simulated time variation of the operational parameters of a Linear Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (LPMSG). A hybrid specific simulation model, incorporating standard finite elements combined with analytical solution of Laplace equation in the air gap area, has been coupled with a dynamic simulation model for the external electrical circuit loading the LPMSG. The proposed model enables the simulation of generator’s overall performance under various load conditions, taking also into account the case of surface magnet skew on the translator of the linear generator.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 670)
• Pages: 252-258
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.670.252
• Online since: December 2010
• Authors: Nikolaos M. Kimoulakis, Panagiotis E. Kakosimos, Antonios G. Kladas
• Keywords: Hybrid Numerical Model, Linear Permanent Magnet Generator, Magnet Skew, Sea Wave Application

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