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Analysis, modelling and design considerations for the excitation systems of synchronous generators (2017)
Journal Article
Nuzzo, S., Galea, M., Gerada, C., & Brown, N. (2018). Analysis, modelling and design considerations for the excitation systems of synchronous generators. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(4), 2996-3007. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2756592

The traditional generating set is usually comprised of a classical, wound-field, salient-pole or cylindrical rotor synchronous generator, excited by a separate smaller machine, via a rotating, uncontrolled diode rectifier. The effects of the commutat... Read More about Analysis, modelling and design considerations for the excitation systems of synchronous generators.

Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Wang, Y., Vakil, G., Nuzzo, S., Degano, M., Galea, M., Gerada, C., …Brown, N. (2017). Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators. In Proceedings - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (163-168). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947741

Objective of this paper is to provide design recommendations to improve the performance and power density of a 400kVA salient-pole synchronous generator, without exceeding the limitations due to critical parameters such as total harmonic distortion o... Read More about Sensitivity analysis for performance and power density improvements in salient-pole synchronous generators.

Analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators operating in single-phase condition (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Spagnolo, C., Nuzzo, S., Serra, G., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2017). Analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators operating in single-phase condition. In 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (33-38). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947720

The power generation industry has recently started to invest interest and focus on the single-phase operation of traditional three-phase, wound-field, synchronous generators. This is partially due to a combination of customer requirements and the nee... Read More about Analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators operating in single-phase condition.

Power quality improvement by pre-computed modulated field current for synchronous generators (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Fallows, D., Nuzzo, S., Costabeber, A., & Galea, M. (2017). Power quality improvement by pre-computed modulated field current for synchronous generators. In 2017 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD) (127-131). https://doi.org/10.1109/WEMDCD.2017.7947735

Although power quality aspects of electrical machines have been extensively studied and investigated for a large number of years, room for improvement still exists in the field of classic, wound-field, synchronous generators. This paper proposes an i... Read More about Power quality improvement by pre-computed modulated field current for synchronous generators.

A hybrid analytical-numerical approach for the analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators with a symmetrical damper cage (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Nuzzo, S., Bolognesi, P., Galea, M., & Gerada, C. (2017). A hybrid analytical-numerical approach for the analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators with a symmetrical damper cage.

The equivalent circuit approach has been widely exploited for the theoretical analysis of electromagnetic devices. However, in the field of classical wound-field synchronous generators, the presence of the damper cage complicates the analysis of such... Read More about A hybrid analytical-numerical approach for the analysis of salient-pole synchronous generators with a symmetrical damper cage.

A fast method for modelling skew and its effects in salient-pole synchronous generators (2017)
Journal Article
Nuzzo, S., Galea, M., Gerada, C., & Brown, N. (in press). A fast method for modelling skew and its effects in salient-pole synchronous generators. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(10), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2694378

The general effects of implementing skewing techniques in electrical machines are well known and have been extensively studied over the years. An important aspect of such techniques is related to the identification of optimal methods for analyzing an... Read More about A fast method for modelling skew and its effects in salient-pole synchronous generators.