%0 Journal Article
%T Simulations Analysis with Comparative Study of a PMSG Performances for Small WT Application by FEM
%A H. Mellah
%A K. E. Hemsas
%J International Journal of Energy Engineering
%P 55-64
%@ 2163-1905
%R 10.5923/j.ijee.20130302.03
%X Permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) have a bright prospect in the small wind turbine (WT) applications; PMSGs compared to the conventional electrically excitated generators have many advantages, that¡¯s why they have attracted many and a strong interest of research. In this paper, a comparative PMSG performance study's is presented, these performances is studied as a function of physical material like the type of permanent magnet (high, poor, average and linear), as a function of the environmental conditions as rotor speed, finally, as a function of the design and geometrical parameters (rotor length, number of poles, number of stator slots). These results are obtained by finite element method (FEM); this approach is a powerful and useful tool to study and design PMSGs, as represented in this paper.
%K Cogging Torque
%K Finite Element Analysis
%K PMSG
%K Number of Poles
%K Number of Stator Slot
%K Wind Energy
%U http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijee.20130302.03.html