WIND TURBINE HAVING SUPERCONDUCTING GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

A wind turbine is presented. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes a superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The superconducting generator includes an a...

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Hauptverfasser: Vermilyea, Mark Ernest, Kagan, Alexander, Ashar, Siddharth Navinchandra, Zierer, Joseph John, Stautner, Ernst Wolfgang, Torrey, David Allan, Thompson, Paul St. Mark Shadforth
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A wind turbine is presented. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes a superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The superconducting generator includes an armature configured to be rotated via the shaft. The superconducting generator further includes a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature.