Conceptual Study of Vernier Generator and Rectifier Association for Low Power Wind Energy Systems

Philippe Enrici, Ivan Meny and Daniel Matt
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Philippe Enrici: Institut d’Electroniques et des Systèmes (IES)-CNRS UMR 5214, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
Ivan Meny: Département Génie Electrique Informatique Industrielle, Université de Rouen-Normandie, 76130 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Daniel Matt: Institut d’Electroniques et des Systèmes (IES)-CNRS UMR 5214, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: In this paper, we study a wind energy conversion system designed for domestic use in urban or agricultural areas. We first present the turbine, which was specifically designed to be installed on the buildings that it supplies. Based on turbine characteristics, we perform analytical sizing of a Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine (PMVM), which will be used as a generator in our energy conversion system. We show the influence of this generator on system operation by studying its association with a PWM rectifier and with a diode bridge rectifier. We then seek to improve generator design so that the turbine operates closely to maximum power points, while using a simple and robust energy conversion system. We use simulation to show the improvements achieved by taking into account the entire energy conversion system during machine design.

Keywords: converter–machine association; direct drive machine; Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine; synchronous generator; wind energy system for domestic applications; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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