Implementation, modelling and performance analysis of a dual stator‐winding induction generator

• José Antonio Barrado Rodrigo ^[1] ; Xavier Munté Puig ^[1] ; Hugo Valderrama Blavi ^[1] ; Luis Guasch Pesquer ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Tarragona, España

     
• Localización: Compel: International journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, ISSN 0332-1649, Vol. 32, Nº 1, 2013, págs. 302-312
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a prototype of the dual stator‐winding induction generator (DWIG) and its dynamic model to verify the validity of this machine design as variable speed generator for renewable energy systems.

    Design/methodology/approach – Implementation and laboratory test of a DWIG prototype. Analysis and simulation of the developed DWIG model.

    Findings – The proposed DWIG makes a better use of energy than a squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) in variable speed applications. The performance of DWIG with a bidirectional converter is very similar to those described in other studies with brushless doubly‐fed induction generators.

    Research limitations/implications – The results can be used to test different control techniques and to analyse the dynamic performance of DWIG‐converter system in variable load and speed conditions.

    Originality/value – The stator winding design does not involve a significant increase in the complexity of the machine assembly and cost of this induction machine.