Abstract: High temperature superconducting (HTS) generators could enable a lightweight and cost-effective direct drive (DD) wind turbines with large power ratings. The EU-funded EcoSwing project successfully demonstrated the world''s first full-scale MW-class HTS generator on a commercial DD wind turbine.
A superconducting rotor has been successfully tested on an active wind turbine for the first time. The EcoSwing consortium designed, developed, manufactured a full-size superconducting generator
A superconducting rotor has been successfully tested on an active wind turbine for the first time. The EcoSwing consortium designed, developed, manufactured a full-size superconducting generator for a 3.6 megawatt wind turbine, and field-tested it in Thyborøn, Denmark.
The U.S. Department of Energy''s (DOE''s) Wind Energy Technologies Office has announced the selection of General Electric (GE) Research to receive $20.3 million in follow-on funding from DOE to build and test a prototype of their high-efficiency ultra-light low temperature superconducting generator (SCG) on a wind turbine.
A Denmark-based consortium called EcoSwing has designed, developed and manufactured a full-size superconducting generator for a 3.6 MW wind turbine, and subjected it to its first trial in which, as they report in the journal Superconductor Science and Technology, it exceeded expectations.
This new superconducting magnet will help establish a new generation of turbine generators that are roughly half the size and weight of those currently in operation. In 2012, DOE funded AML''s design for a superconducting generator for large-scale, high-efficiency offshore wind turbines.
American Superconductor Corporation of Ayer, Massachusetts developed a high-efficiency lightweight wind turbine generator that incorporates high-temperature superconductor (HTS) materials to replace permanent magnets in the generator rotor, potentially reducing size and weight by 50%.
The Troubled Quest for the Superconducting Wind Turbine. To keep offshore wind turbines light, engineers look beyond superconductors to a new permanent‑magnet tech. Samuel K. Moore. 26 Jul 2018. 14 min read. Turn, Baby, Turn: Wind turbines off the north coast of Wales. Photo: Howard Litherland/Alamy.
Superconducting Generators. The superconducting field winding produces the magnetic loading. The armature winding produces the electric loading. Armature windings may need to be integral slot to reduce losses in the cold regions where it is expensive to reject heat.
A superconducting rotor has been successfully tested on an active wind turbine for the first time. The EcoSwing consortium designed, developed, and manufactured a full-size superconducting