f.erro 1 -- v0.2 -- iterations 5 -- adj Optimization setup #2 -- coil type tri -- | Online Design Tools for Locally Manufactured Small Wind Turbines

Duration:

00:40:53

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Results

Magnet length
58.308879
59.636795

Magnet width
24.517888
28.483699

Magnet thickness
12.368677
12.971322

Objective function output
1076.30639
78.337069

Generator mass
9.731463
9.196816

Generator cost
137.352633
131.632538

Generator efficiency
0.77368
0.771917

Efficiency term of the objective function
45.264019
45.616664

Cost term of the objective function
13.735263
13.163254

Mass term of the objective function
19.462926
18.393633

Output files

Octave/Matlab variable file:

simulation-728.mat

Input parameters

Blade Rotor Inputs

Turbine radius:

1.00m

Aerodynamic coefficient:

0.35

Cut-in wind speed:

3.20m/s

Nominal wind speed:

10.00m/s

Cut-in TSR:

8.75

Design TSR:

6.00

Air density:

1.204kg/m³

Generator Rotor Inputs

AFPM rotor topology:

Double Rotor

Magnetic material:

Ferrite C8

Number of generator poles:

Rotor disk thickness:

6mm

Mechanical clearance:

2.00mm

Generator Stator Inputs

Select coil type:

Triangular

Winder bolt size:

8.00mm

Current density:

6.00A/mm2

System Inputs

System voltage:

12.00V

Nominal voltage:

50.00V

Transmission cable losses:

10.00%

Rectifier losses:

10.00%

Financial

Copper price:

12.00€/kg

Iron price:

1.00€/kg

Resin price:

11.23€/kg

Plywood price:

17.60 €/m²

Constants

Copper resistivity:

1.678E-8 Ω·m

Copper density:

8.94g/cm³

Iron density:

7.87g/cm³

Resin density:

1.36g/cm³

Optimization setup

Weight for Efficiency:

1.00

Weight for Cost:

1.00

Weight for Mass:

2.00

Number of design variables:

Number of particle generations:

Times to repeat optimization:

Optimization setup #2

Max value of magnet length:

70.00mm

Min value of magnet length:

50.00mm

Max value of magnet width:

40.00mm

Min value of magnet width:

20.00mm

Max value of magnet thickness:

20.00mm

Min value of magnet thickness:

15.00mm