Open AccessReliability comparison of direct‐drive and geared‐drive wind turbine concepts
Author(s) -
ArabianHoseynabadi H.,
Tavner P. J.,
Oraee H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.357
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , turbine , wind power , generator (circuit theory) , reliability engineering , engineering , induction generator , automotive engineering , control engineering , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper proposes for wind turbines (WTs) an analytical reliability method, used on other engineering systems, to compare the reliability of different turbine concepts. The main focus of the paper is to compare the reliability of geared generator and direct‐drive concept WTs. Modification methods are also recommended for improving the availability of WTs and geared generator concept incorporating doubly fed induction generator. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.