%0 Journal Article
%T Prototype set for higher efficiency of energetic potential exploitation in SHP
%A Węgiel, Tomasz
%A Borkowski, Dariusz
%J Czasopismo Techniczne
%V 2012
%R 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.036.1813
%N Elektrotechnika Zeszyt 1-E (24) 2012
%P 135-149
%K small hydropower plants, propeller turbine, PM generator
%@ 0011-4561
%D 2012
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/prototype-set-for-higher-efficiency-of-energetic-potential-exploitation-in-shp
%X 
	Full efficiency of energy conversion in small hydropower plants (SHP) can be achieved for power technology with generators working at a variable speed. This paper presents a concept of a energy conversion system dedicated for application in a prototype SHP which is based on a permanent magnet (PM) generators with a propeller turbine integrated with the generator rotors. These PM generators can work at a variable speed and therefore energy produced by the PM generators have to be converted by means of a power electronic unit to fit to the three-phase power grid parameters. The elements of such SHP like PM generator and power electronic unit are described in details.