TY - JOUR TI - Three-phase squirrel-cage induction generator excited by capacitor battery AU - Szular, Zbigniew TI - Three-phase squirrel-cage induction generator excited by capacitor battery AB - The generation of electrical energy in small power plants which use renewable energy sources is often implemented with the use of induction generators. This paper presents a proposal of an energy generation system which is constructed with the use of a three-phase self-excited squirrel-cage induction generator. The idea of this proposal consists of a control method of the generator rotor magnetic flux linkage via fully controlled power electronic switches. The energy produced by the induction generator is transferred to a DC link via an uncontrolled rectifier and a DC-DC chopper. The proposed solution allows us to generate energy with the use of a relatively simple and reliable electrical machine. Additional important advantages of this concept are a small number of controlled elements, and an easy control method. VL - 2015 IS - Elektrotechnika Zeszyt 2-E (13) 2015 PY - 2016 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 149 EP - 158 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.15.093.3925 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/three-phase-squirrel-cage-induction-generator-excited-by-capacitor-battery KW - self-excited cage induction generator KW - bi-directional switch KW - capacitor battery