Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2-2021

Publication Title

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volume

13

Issue

2

First Page

1

Keywords

Brushless doubly-fed machine (BDFM), Brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine (BDFRM), Brushless machines, Doubly-fed induction machine (DFIG), Electrical machinery, Power electronics

Last Page

38

Abstract

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The Brushless Doubly-Fed Reluctance Machine (BDFRM) has been widely investigated in numerous research studies since it is brushless and cageless and there is no winding on the rotor of this emerging machine. This feature leads to several advantages for this machine in comparison with its induction counterpart, i.e., Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine (BDFIM). Less maintenance, less power losses, and also more reliability are the major advantages of BDFRM compared to BDFIM. The design complexity of its reluctance rotor, as well as flux patterns for indirect connection between the two windings mounted on the stator including power winding and control winding, have restricted the development of this machine technology. In the literature, there is not a comprehensive review of the research studies related to BDFRM. In this paper, the previous research studies are reviewed from different points of view, such as operation, design, control, transient model, dynamic model, power factor, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), and losses. It is revealed that the BDFRM is still evolving since the theoretical results have shown that this machine operates efficiently if it is well-designed.

DOI

10.3390/su13020842

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