Analysis of Polyphase Commutator Generators for Wind-Power Applications

This paper describes the mathematical modeling of the ac polyphase hase commutator generator by means of Park's equations. For clarity, a two-phase, balanced-operation machine is analyzed. Equations ions of performance are developed in terms of familiar parameters. The machine is shown to have attractive characteristics for variablespeed peed constant-frequency power generation, with possible application to wind-power systems.