A review of offshore wind turbine nacelle: Technical challenges, and research and developmental trends

MR Islam, Y Guo, J Zhu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The turbine nacelle with traditional wind power generation system is heavy, especially in
offshore applications due to the large mass of the power frequency step-up-transformer …

Brushless doubly-fed machines: Opportunities and challenges

P Han, M Cheng, S Ademi… - Chinese journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The brushless doubly-fed machine (BDFM) is a family of multiport electric machines with two
ac electrical ports and a common mechanical port. Different from the conventional singly-fed …

Design of a low-harmonic-content wound rotor for the brushless doubly fed generator

F Xiong, X Wang - IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rotor structure is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the brushless doubly
fed machine (BDFM). This paper presents a “double-sine” wound rotor for the brushless …

Design and performance comparisons of brushless doubly fed generators with different rotor structures

F Zhang, S Yu, Y Wang, S Jin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The brushless doubly fed generator (BDFG) shows the great potential for use in large
variable speed wind turbines due to its high reliability and cost benefits of a partially rated …

Analysis and test results of a brushless doubly fed induction machine with rotary transformer

M Ruviaro, F Runcos, N Sadowski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper analyzes a 90-kW brushless doubly fed three-phase induction machine in which
a wound rotor circuit is connected to a rotary transformer. It presents the advantages of …

Brushless doubly‐fed induction machines for wind turbines: developments and research challenges

TD Strous, H Polinder… - IET Electric Power …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The brushless doubly‐fed induction machine (DFIM) provides an interesting alternative to
the commonly applied conventional DFIM in modern multi‐megawatt (MW) wind turbines …

A novel modeling approach for design studies of brushless doubly fed induction generator based on magnetic equivalent circuit

H Gorginpour, H Oraee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Brushless doubly fed induction generator (BDFIG) has substantial benefits, which make it an
attractive alternative as a wind turbine generator. However, it suffers from lower efficiency …

Calculation of core and stray load losses in brushless doubly fed induction generators

H Gorginpour, H Oraee, E Abdi - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The brushless doubly fed induction generator (BDFIG) has substantial benefits, which make
it an attractive alternative as a wind generator. However, it suffers from lower efficiency and …

Analysis and simplified modelling of brushless doubly‐fed induction machine in synchronous mode of operation

S Tohidi - IET Electric Power Applications, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Similar to conventional doubly‐fed induction machines (DFIMs), brushless DFIM (BDFIM)
obtains variable speed operation by means of a fractionally rated converter. Due to its …

Characterising brushless doubly fed machine rotors

R McMahon, P Tavner, E Abdi… - IET Electric Power …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The brushless doubly fed machine (BDFM) is a robust alternative to the doubly fed induction
generator, currently widely used in wind turbines but prone to brush‐gear and slip‐ring …