A POWER GENERATION UNIT AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC ENERGY

摘要

The invention relates to a power generation unit. The unit has a turbine (3), a generator (8) and an electric connection means (9 -12) connecting the generator (6) to an electric network (2). According to the invention the generator (8) is a permanent magnet synchronous generator, which has a low load angle. The electric connection means includes a diode rectifier (9) for supplying DC-voltage. The invention also relates to a use of the invented power generation unit and to a method for generating electric energy.