摘要 |
A system and method is provided for generating DC power using a synchronous reluctance machine ( 12 ) or a salient-pole synchronous machine ( 102 ) and a power converter ( 110 ). The present invention can be used to achieve power production for a synchronous reluctance machine ( 12 ), or can be used to achieve partial production of power from a traditional salient-pole synchronous machine/starter ( 102 ) in the case where the salient-pole synchronous machine/starter has degenerated into a synchronous reluctance machine due to, for example, a loss of excitation. In a power generation system, a control system and method can include a power converter ( 110 ), controlled by a voltage command and at least one of a measured DC link ( 120 ) voltage or DC link ( 120 ) current, for use with a synchronous reluctance machine armature winding ( 102 A) and a prime mover ( 116 ), such that movement of the synchronous reluctance machine rotor of the synchronous reluctance machine can be used to produce at least partial DC power generation.
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