TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators operating in single-phase condition
AU - Spagnolo, C.
AU - Nuzzo, S.
AU - Serra, G.
AU - Gerada, C.
AU - Galea, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/6/13
Y1 - 2017/6/13
N2 - The power generation industry has recently started to invest interest and focus on the single-phase operation of traditional three-phase, wound-field, synchronous generators. This is partially due to a combination of customer requirements and the need to understand the extent of flexibility in their current products. This paper deals with an in-detail analysis of a salient-pole, wound-field, three-phase synchronous generator operating in single-phase condition, at unity power factor. The particular 400kVA alternator is first analysed via the classical analytical equations and the results compared with finite-element and available experimental measurements for validation purposes. The tools developed in this stage are then used to analyse the generator under study when it operates in single-phase condition with different values of load. In this work, it can be observed how single-phase operation of synchronous generators can result in an increase of the power-per-phase performance and that, with the appropriate winding configuration, the machine can be used in single-phase operation with a reduced loading.
AB - The power generation industry has recently started to invest interest and focus on the single-phase operation of traditional three-phase, wound-field, synchronous generators. This is partially due to a combination of customer requirements and the need to understand the extent of flexibility in their current products. This paper deals with an in-detail analysis of a salient-pole, wound-field, three-phase synchronous generator operating in single-phase condition, at unity power factor. The particular 400kVA alternator is first analysed via the classical analytical equations and the results compared with finite-element and available experimental measurements for validation purposes. The tools developed in this stage are then used to analyse the generator under study when it operates in single-phase condition with different values of load. In this work, it can be observed how single-phase operation of synchronous generators can result in an increase of the power-per-phase performance and that, with the appropriate winding configuration, the machine can be used in single-phase operation with a reduced loading.
KW - Analytical modelling
KW - Salient-poles
KW - Single-phase operation
KW - Synchronous generators
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U2 - 10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947720
DO - 10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947720
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85023184411
T3 - Proceedings - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis, WEMDCD 2017
SP - 33
EP - 38
BT - Proceedings - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis, WEMDCD 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis, WEMDCD 2017
Y2 - 20 April 2017 through 21 April 2017
ER -