Future Electrical Generator Technologies for Offshore Wind Turbines

2015-01-01
In this article, different electric generator topologies for offshore wind turbines will be reviewed. Although, the most common generator type used in the onshore wind turbines is the doubly-fed induction generator, different generator designs are proposed for large offshore wind turbines, which operate in harsher conditions and are difficult to maintain. Some of these designs are direct-drive permanent magnet generators, hydraulic power take-off systems and superconducting generators.
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O. Keysan, “Future Electrical Generator Technologies for Offshore Wind Turbines,” Engineering & Technology Reference, pp. 0–0, 2015, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/44045.