Performance analysis of 20 Pole 1.5 KW Three Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator for low Speed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Shahrukh Adnan Khan, Rajprasad K. Rajkumar, Rajparthiban K. Rajkumar, Aravind CV

Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Malaysia.
School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B082                

Abstract

This paper gives performance analysis of a three phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) connected to a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT). Low speed wind condition (less than 5 m/s) is taken in consideration and the entire simulation is carried in Matlab/Simulink environment. The rated power for the generator is fixed at 1.5 KW and number of pole at 20. It is observed under low wind speed of6 m/s, a turbine having approximately1 mof radius and2.6 mof height develops 150 Nm mechanical torque that can generate power up to 1.5 KW. The generator is designed using modeling tool and is fabricated. The fabricated generator is tested in the laboratory with the simulation result for the error analysis. The range of error is about 5%-27% for the same output power value. The limitations and possible causes for error are presented and discussed.

Keywords

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine; Three Phase Multi-pole permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator; Low Wind Speed; Modeling; Performance Analysis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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