Numerical Aspects of a Two-Way Coupling for Electro-Mechanical Interactions—A Wind Energy Perspective

Fiona Dominique Lüdecke, Martin Schmid, Eva Rehe, Sangamithra Panneer Selvam, Nejila Parspour and Po Wen Cheng
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Fiona Dominique Lüdecke: Stuttgart Wind Energy, Institute of Aircraft Design, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 5b, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Martin Schmid: Institute of Electrical Energy Conversion, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Eva Rehe: Stuttgart Wind Energy, Institute of Aircraft Design, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 5b, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Sangamithra Panneer Selvam: Stuttgart Wind Energy, Institute of Aircraft Design, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 5b, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Nejila Parspour: Institute of Electrical Energy Conversion, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Po Wen Cheng: Stuttgart Wind Energy, Institute of Aircraft Design, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 5b, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Generators in wind turbines are the key components to convert mechanical into electrical power. They are subject to electrical and mechanical excitation at the same time, which can cause electro-mechanical interactions. To avoid unwanted interactions, standard design approaches use conservative, stiff designs that lead to heavy generators of several hundred tons. New wind turbine designs, beyond 10 MW, need to revisit the conservative design approach as the tower top mass needs to be limited. To reduce the generator’s mass without large deformation that can damage the wind turbine, a better understanding of electro-mechanical interactions is key. This requires a detailed model including both the mechanical and the magnetic forces. This work presents a numerical setup of a coupled electromagnetic-structural multi-body model. While existing couplings are application-specific; the presented coupling is independent of the actual use case and allows for transient dynamic two-way coupled analyses. For validation, an experimental setup with basic components is introduced. The results show the applicability of the developed coupling for detailed analysis of general electro-mechanical interactions.

Keywords: electro-mechanical interaction; modeling; wind energy; two-way coupling (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: 2022
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