Professor Maarten J. Kamper
Electrical Machine Laboratory
Current postgraduate studies:
- Dry gravity energy storage system with Linear Vernier PM machine
- Design of 5 MW robust split-pole reluctance synchronous wind generator
- Analysis and performance evaluation of large-scale wound rotor synchronous wind generator with non-overlap winding technology
- Small-scale wind generator design optimisation of passive and active dc-grid connected systems
- Evaluation of slip-synchronous direct grid-connected wind generator systems
- Computational efficient parameter and performance calculation of electrical machines
- Soft-start of geared induction motor fan drives
New postgraduate studies:
- Synchronous condenser using DC-VRM technology for grid strength
- Evaluation of electrical drive technology for linear dry gravity storage systems
- Performance evaluation of epoxy-casted-rotor reluctance synchronous wind generator drive
- Hybrid excited PM generator design and control (2-speed system) for grid compliance of slip-synchronous wind generators
- Direct DC-grid connected wind generators with variable DC-grid-voltage control
- Development and evaluation of axial flux slip couplers for slip-synchronous wind generator (SSWG) technology
- Multi-phase wound rotor synchronous motor drive with non-overlap stator windings and harmonic dc field winding exciter