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Stator winding fault diagnosis in synchronous generators for wind turbine applications
conference contribution
posted on 2016-10-25, 13:53 authored by Raed Ibrahim, Simon WatsonWind turbine manufacturers have introduced to
the market a variety of innovative concepts and configurations for generators to maximize energy capture, reduce costs and
improve reliability of wind energy. For the purpose of improving reliability and availability, a number of diagnostic methods have been developed. Stator current signature analysis (SCSA) is potentially an effective technique to diagnose faults in electrical machines, and could be used to detect and diagnose faults in wind turbines. In this study, an investigation was conducted into the application of SCSA to detect stator inter-turn faults in an excited
synchronous generator and a permanent magnet synchronous generator. It was found from simulation results that, owing to disruption of magnetic field symmetry and imbalance between the current flowing in the shorted turn and the corresponding diametrically opposite turn in the winding, certain harmonic components in the stator current clearly increased as the number of shorted turns increased. The findings are helpful to detect faults involving only a few turns without ambiguity, in spite of the difference in the configuration of the generators. As expected, because of the different type, configuration and operational
condition of the two generators studied, detecting faults through the generator current signature requires a particular approach for each generator type.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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International Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2016 )Citation
IBRAHIM, R.K. and WATSON, S.J., 2016. Stator winding fault diagnosis in synchronous generators for wind turbine applications. Presented at the International Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2016 ), IET London: Savoy Place, UK, 21-23rd Sept.Publisher
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2016-09-23Publication date
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This paper is a preprint of a paper presented at the 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016) and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. When the final version is published, the copy of record will be available at IET Digital LibraryPublisher version
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- en