Modeling and Analysis with Induction Generators

M. Godoy Simões holds a B.Sc, M.Sc, and D.Sc (Livre-Docência) from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a Ph.D from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. An IEEE senior member, Dr. Simões currently works at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA, and is director of the Center for Advanced Control of Energy and Power Systems. Widely published and highly decorated, he was recently awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research and educational activities at the University of Aalborg, Denmark. Previously, Dr. Simões was a faculty member at the University of São Paulo. Felix A. Farret received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil. He specialized in electronic instrumentation at Osaka Prefectural Industrial Research Institute, Japan; earned an M.Sc from the University of Manchester, UK; received a Ph.D from the University of London, UK; and did a postdoctoral program at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA. Widely published, he is currently a professor at UFSM. Previously, he worked as an engineer at the State Electric Power Company, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and was visiting professor at the Colorado School of Mines.

Principles of Alternative Sources of Energy and Electric Generation. Steady-State Model of Induction Generators. Transient Model of Induction Generators. Self-Excited Induction Generators. General Characteristics of Induction Generators. Construction Features of Induction Generators. Power Electronics for Interfacing Induction Generators. Scalar Control for Induction Generators. Vector Control for Induction Generators. Optimized Control for Induction Generators. Doubly Fed Induction Generators. Simulation Tools for Induction Generators. Applications of Induction Generators in Alternative Sources of Energy. Economics of Induction Generator–Based Renewable Systems.