Design studies for a 10 MW direct drive superconducting wind generator

Design studies for a 10 MW superconducting wind generator have been performed for offshore wind turbine applications. Electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal analyses are performed by taking into account the characteristic properties of the superconducting and non-superconducting materials. The investigations use enhanced YBCO (Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide) second generation (2G) high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire under development in a research program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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