Design Optimization of Hybrid Excitation Flux Switching Generator for Micro Hydroelectric System

This paper presents a design study of a hybrid excitation flux switching generator (HEFSG) for micro hydroelectric power generation system installed in water supply facilities as a kind of renewable energy systems. Interior permanent magnet synchronous generators installed in current micro hydroelectric power generation systems may lack the power generation range in the low-speed and high-torque range, depending on the location and conditions where the systems are installed, resulting in the loss of power generation opportunities. In this research and development, HEFSG as a kind of variable flux machines is applied with the aim of realizing a micro hydroelectric power generation system that can be used in various occasions and conditions. Application-oriented optimum design of HEFSG under given design constraint and specifications using finite element electromagnetic analysis is conducted. The design results show that the designed HEFSG can expand the high torque operating range in low-speed region that meets for the target requirement.