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Comparison of Electromagnetic Performance of 10-MW Superconducting Generators With Different Topologies for Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

Journal Article

Guan, Y., Zhu, Z. Q., Azar, Z., Thomas, A. S., Vedreño-Santos, F., Li, G., & Odavic, M. (2017)

Comparison of Electromagnetic Performance of 10-MW Superconducting Generators With Different Topologies for Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbines. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 27(7), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2017.2732289

This paper compares the electromagnetic performance of 10MW superconducting (SC) generators with three different topologies, i.e., iron-cored stator and rotor (ISIRT), iron-co...

Influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on volume, weight and cost of superconducting generator with iron-cored rotor topology for wind turbines.

Journal Article

Guan, Y., Zhu, Z. Q., Li, G., Azar, Z., Thomas, A. S., Vedreño-Santos, F., & Odavic, M. (2017)

Influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on volume, weight and cost of superconducting generator with iron-cored rotor topology for wind turbines. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 27(6), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2017.2716818

This paper investigates the influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on the performance of superconducting (SC) generators. The SC generator has an iron-cored rotor ...

Comparison of Peak Armature and Field Winding Currents for Different Topologies of 10-MW Superconducting Generators Under Short-Circuit Conditions

Journal Article

Guan, Y., Vedreno-Santos, F., Li, G. J., Azar, Z., Thomas, A. S., Li, G., …Zhu, Z. Q. (2016)

Comparison of Peak Armature and Field Winding Currents for Different Topologies of 10-MW Superconducting Generators Under Short-Circuit Conditions. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26(8), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2016.2615077

This paper studies the peak armature and peak field winding currents for three different topologies of 10 MW partial High Temperature Superconducting Generators (HTSGs) under ...

Diagnosis of Rotor and Stator Asymmetries in Wound-Rotor Induction Machines Under Nonstationary Operation Through the Instantaneous Frequency

Journal Article

Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., Henao, H., Pineda-Sanchez, M., & Puche-Panadero, R. (2014)

Diagnosis of Rotor and Stator Asymmetries in Wound-Rotor Induction Machines Under Nonstationary Operation Through the Instantaneous Frequency. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 61(9), 4947-4959. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2013.2288192

This paper proposes a methodology to improve the reliability of diagnosis of different types of faults in wound-rotor induction generators which work under variable load condi...

Transient diagnosis of induction generators via atom-based time-frequency transforms

Conference Proceeding

Pons-Llinares, J., Riera-Guasp, M., Antonino-Daviu, J. A., & Vedreno-Santos, F. (2014)

Transient diagnosis of induction generators via atom-based time-frequency transforms. https://doi.org/10.1109/icelmach.2014.6960426

Induction generators used in windmills usually work in non-stationary conditions, due to the varying speed of the wind. Therefore, in order to perform its diagnosis through th...

Diagnosis of induction machines under non-stationary conditions by means of the spectral filter

Conference Proceeding

Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., & Pineda-Senchez, M. (2013)

Diagnosis of induction machines under non-stationary conditions by means of the spectral filter. In Diagnostics for Electric Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED), 2013 9th IEEE International Symposium onhttps://doi.org/10.1109/demped.2013.6645702

This paper introduces a new way to extract the fault components of a signal by means of a new proposed filter based on the Sampling Theorem and the properties of Discrete Four...

Diagnosis of induction machines under non-stationary conditions: Concepts and tools

Conference Proceeding

Riera-Guasp, M., Pons-Llinares, J., Climente-Alarcon, V., Vedreno-Santos, F., Pineda-Sanchez, M., Antonino-Daviu, J., …Roger-Folch, J. (2013)

Diagnosis of induction machines under non-stationary conditions: Concepts and tools. In 2013 IEEE Workshop onhttps://doi.org/10.1109/wemdcd.2013.6525182

This paper is focused on fault diagnostic methodologies suited for induction machines which are subjected to fluctuating loads and speeds during their normal duty cycle. In th...

Electric machines diagnosis techniques via transient current analysis

Conference Proceeding

Pons-Llinares, J., Climente-Alarcon, V., Vedreno-Santos, F., Antonino-Daviu, J., & Riera-Guasp, M. (2012)

Electric machines diagnosis techniques via transient current analysis. In IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1109/iecon.2012.6389270

Induction motor condition monitoring has primarily relied on the analysis of currents during steady-state operation through the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). Nonetheless, this...

Diagnosis of eccentricity in induction machines working under fluctuating load conditions, through the instantaneous frequency

Conference Proceeding

Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., Henao, H., Pineda-Sanchez, M., & Antonino-Daviu, J. A. (2012)

Diagnosis of eccentricity in induction machines working under fluctuating load conditions, through the instantaneous frequency. In IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1109/iecon.2012.6388979

This paper introduces a methodology for diagnosing mixed eccentricity fault in squirrel cage induction machines which work under variable load conditions in generator or motor...

Diagnosis of faults in induction generators under fluctuating load conditions through the instantaneous frequency of the fault components

Conference Proceeding

Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., Henao, H., & Pineda-Sanchez, M. (2012)

Diagnosis of faults in induction generators under fluctuating load conditions through the instantaneous frequency of the fault components. In 2012 XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM)https://doi.org/10.1109/icelmach.2012.6350102

This paper introduces a methodology for improving the reliability of diagnosis of different types of faults in wound rotor induction generators which works under variable load...