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University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)
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Article title
A lightweight low-speed permanent magnet electrical generator for direct-drive wind turbines
Type
D - Journal article
DOI
Title of journal
Wind Energy
Article number
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Volume number
12
Issue number
8
First page of article
768
ISSN of journal
1095-4244
Year of publication
2009
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
This seminal paper describes a novel permanent magnet generator, C-GEN, which overcomes the challenges of direct-drive generators for wind: mass, assembly and O&M. C-GEN is 30-40% lighter than conventional generators and the cost of energy is 3.2% less, verified independently by Garrad Hassan and Partners (Peter Jamieson, email available). Patents granted in the US (8339009; 8040011), Australia (2007226376) and China (CN101405931). Commercialisation is via NGenTec, www.ngentec.com, raising £7.2M of public and private investment creating 12 jobs and successfully demonstrating a 1MW machine.
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Research group
C - Energy & Resource Management
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