INFLUENCE OF SALIENCY RATIO (Xd-Xq) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THREE-PHASE SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE GENERATORS

📄 Project Abstract

Electrical machines are devices that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy and vice versa. [1]. There are two major types of electrical machines by operation: Electric motors and generators. Electric motors convert electrical energy to mechanical energy while electric generators convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. [1],[2]. Electric generators can be classified into two: Alternating current (A.C) generators also known as alternator and direct current (D.C) generators. A.C generator (alternator) can further be classified into two: Induction and synchronous generators. The synchronous generator is one of the first and most well known synchronous machine types. It was in the beginning common in MW-size power range, but is nowadays mainly used for different power range machines. Induction generators need no excitation equipment, as it can be driven from the grid. They are classified as self-excited generators. The synchronous machines have still a number of important a...