Wind Turbine and Synchronous Reluctance Modeling for Wind Energy Application

The Chapter discusses the turbine characteristics to design low-power rating generators. The low-power machine results in small wind turbines, hence distribution of power generators have attracted a growing interest from the demand, for remote and rural electrification. In renewable energy generation the design of the generator from the wind turbine is the most challenging part of the design. The generator specifications have been obtained from wind turbine models such as torque, speed and power. Based on these specifications the design of the generator with rating of 1 kW has been achieved. The turbine characteristics have been studied and various parameters of the designed machine are analyzed through analytical model and finite element analysis