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Design of a wind turbine generator with low cogging torque by using evolution strategy

진화론적 알고리즘을 이용한 코깅토크가 적은 풍력발전기의 설계

  • Received : 2016.05.30
  • Accepted : 2016.11.10
  • Published : 2016.11.30
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Abstract

The demand for independent generators using renewable energy has been increasing. Among those independent generators, small wind turbine generators have been actively developed. Permanent magnets are generally used for small wind turbine generators to realize a simple structure and small volume. On the other hand, cogging torque is included due to the structure of the permanent magnet synchronous machine, which can be the source of noise and vibration. The cogging torque can be varied by the shape of the permanent magnet and core, and it can be reduced using the appropriate design techniques. This paper proposes a design technique that can reduce the cogging torque by changing the shape of the permanent magnets for SPMSM (Surface Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor), which is used widely for small wind turbine generators. Evolution Strategy, which is one of non-deterministic optimization techniques, was adopted to find the optimal shape of the permanent magnets that can reduce the cogging torque. The angle and outer diameter of permanent magnet were set as the design variable. A 300W class wind turbine generator, whose pole/slot combination was 8 poles/18 slots, was designed with the proposed design technique. The properties of the generator, including the cogging torque and output voltage, were calculated. The calculation results showed that the cogging torque of the optimized model was reduced compared to that of the initial model. The design technique proposed by this paper can be an effective measure to reduce the cogging torque.

근래에는 신재생에너지를 이용한 독립적인 발전기의 수요가 증가하고 있는 추세이며 그 중에서 소형 풍력발전기의 개발 또한 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 소형 풍력발전기는 목적에 따라 단순화 및 소형화가 가능하도록 영구자석이 주로 쓰인다. 하지만 영구자석 동기기는 구조적인 원인으로 인하여 코깅토크를 수반하고 이는 소음과 진동의 원인이 된다. 코깅토크는 영구자석이나 코어의 형상에 의해 변하며 적절한 설계기법으로 코깅토크를 저감시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 영구자석의 형상변화를 통해 소형 풍력발전기에 많이 사용되는 표면부착형 영구자석 동기전동기의 코깅토크를 저감시키는 설계기법을 제시하였다. 코깅토크를 줄일 수 있는 영구자석의 형상을 구하는 데에는 확률론적 최적화기법의 일종인 진화론적 최적화기법을 사용했다. 최적화 기법을 적용할 때에 설계변수로는 영구자석의 폭을 조절하는 각도와, 영구자석의 외경을 조절하는 반지름을 설정하였다. 제시된 설계기법을 사용해서 극/슬롯의 조합이 8극/18슬롯이고 출력이 300W급인 풍력발전기를 설계하고 코깅토크와 출력전압 등의 특성을 계산했다. 계산결과에 의하면 초기모델에 비해 최적화모델에서 코깅토크와 토크리플 모두가 감소해서, 본 연구에서 제시한 설계기법이 코깅토크를 줄이는 데에 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

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