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Full Bridge Converter Based Independent Phase Control Of A Permanent Magnet Reluctance Generator For Wind Power Conversion Systems, Erkan Sunan, Fuat Küçük

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A Permanent Magnet Reluctance Generator (PMRG) possesses important features such as simplicity and low cost. Absence of rotor winding allows the generator to run in a wide speed range. The PMRG may have potential to be used in wind power conversion systems. An asymmetric half bridge (AHB) converter may be acceptable as a classical converter topology for PMRGs and offers independent phase control. The AHB converter with a torque ripple minimization-assisted maximum power point tracking algorithm not only provides significant torque ripple reduction on the mechanical side but also allows conversion of maximum wind energy to electrical energy. The major …