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The effect of power converter on the design of a Linear Alternator for use with a Joule Cycle-Free Piston Engine

Lookup NU author(s): Aslan Jalal, Professor Nick BakerORCiD, Di Wu

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This paper describes the effect of alternative power conversion techniques on the performance of a Linear Alternator driven by a Joule Cycle-Free Piston Engine for electrical power generation. The design of a tubular Longitudinal Flux machine with axial magnets is performed using 2-D axisymmetric FEA modelling with transient solver to extract the rated power for three power conversion scenarios: Resistive Loading, Grid Interface, and Unity Power Factor Controlled Converter. The design study is carried out for a specific engine operating force and velocity, taking into consideration geometrical constraints for a compact system. Results are presented and discussed emphasizing the effect of the power conversion method on the idealized resultant machine physical and performance parameters.


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Author(s): Jalal AS, Baker NJ, Wu D

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC)

Year of Conference: 2017

Pages: 1-8

Online publication date: 08/08/2017

Acceptance date: 31/03/2017

Date deposited: 29/08/2017

ISSN: 9781509042814

Publisher: IEEE

URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002218

DOI: 10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002218

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 9781509042821


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