Monte Carlo design space exploration of superconducting wind using MgB2 and YBCO Conductors
Event details
| Date | 11.12.2015 |
| Hour | 10:30 › 11:30 |
| Speaker | Salvatore Grieco, Univ. Bologna, I |
| Location |
PPB 019
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
This work consists in an analysis of the impact of HTS conductors in wind turbine generators.
The rotor and / or the stator windings were designed to be made in YBCO or MgB2, according to the generator topology. The electromagnetic physics governing the machine was simulated by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, FlexPDE; then thousands of models was realized by Python.
Finally, the most performing designs were selected by means of an optimum criterion considering a simple aggregation of the generator mass active, the stator windings losses and the amount of superconductor needed. Trends of these optimization criteria and of some other relevant quantities with reference to design parameters are shown in detailed plots.
Indeed, the investigation provided interesting clues regarding, among the others, the number of pair of poles and the amount of superconductor employed characterizing the best models.
The rotor and / or the stator windings were designed to be made in YBCO or MgB2, according to the generator topology. The electromagnetic physics governing the machine was simulated by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, FlexPDE; then thousands of models was realized by Python.
Finally, the most performing designs were selected by means of an optimum criterion considering a simple aggregation of the generator mass active, the stator windings losses and the amount of superconductor needed. Trends of these optimization criteria and of some other relevant quantities with reference to design parameters are shown in detailed plots.
Indeed, the investigation provided interesting clues regarding, among the others, the number of pair of poles and the amount of superconductor employed characterizing the best models.
Practical information
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Organizer
- Prof. P. Ricci
Contact
- Prof. P. Ricci