Description
Book SynopsisVariable Speed Generators, the second of two volumes in the Electric Generators Handbook, provides extensive coverage of variable speed generators in distributed generation and renewable energy applications around the world. The book delves into the steady state, transients, control, and design of claw-pole-rotor synchronous, induction, permanent-magnet-(PM)-assisted synchronous, and switched reluctance starter alternators for electric hybrid vehicles. It discusses PM synchronous, transverse flux PM, and flux reversal PM generators for low-speed wind and hydro energy conversion. It also explores linear motion alternators for residential and spacecraft applications. Numerous design and control examples illustrate the exposition.
Fully revised and updated to reflect the last decade's worth of progress in the field, this Second Edition
Table of Contents
Wound-Rotor Induction Generators: Steady State. Wound-Rotor Induction Generators: Transients and Control. Wound-Rotor Induction Generators: Design and Testing. Self-Excited Induction Generators. Stator-Converter-Controlled Induction Generators. Automotive Claw-Pole-Rotor Generator Systems. Induction Starter/Alternators for Electric Hybrid Vehicles. Permanent-Magnet-Assisted Reluctance Synchronous Starter/Alternators for Electric Hybrid Vehicles. Switched Reluctance Generators and Their Control. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Systems. Transverse Flux and Flux Reversal Permanent Magnet Generator Systems. Linear Motion Alternators.