Wind Technologies Ltd – Study, assessment and proof of market potentials and economics of a low-cost variable speed drive based on a Brushless Doubly-Fed Motor

Wind Technologies开发了一种用于工业变速驱动（VSD）应用的新配置和专利感应电机技术。与使用小尺寸转换器的传统vsd技术相比，该技术可大幅降低系统资本成本，预计可降低20%。因此，它使更大比例的电机应用受益于vsd的能源效率和改善的环境影响。该公司的核心技术已逐步发展到250千瓦的工作和测试规模，可作为风力发电应用的发电机，但它也可以用作vsd中的电动机。该项目的目的是研究，评估和证明一种新的专利电机技术，无刷双馈电机（BDFM），用于vsdd应用的市场机会。拟议的市场验证项目将使我们能够通过研究市场需求、潜力和趋势、技术适用性和经济性，以及与能源效率法规的兼容性，评估技术作为低成本VSD应用解决方案的潜力，从而为下一阶段的商业化运作奠定基础。

Wind Technologies has developed a newly configured and patented induction motortechnology for use in industrial variable speed drive (VSD) applications. It offers substantialreductions, projected as high as 20%, in the system capital costs as compared to conventionalVSD technologies by utilising a fractional-size converter. It hence enables a far greaterproportion of motor applications to benefit from the energy efficiency and improvedenvironmental impact of VSDs. The core technology has been progressively developed up toa working and tested 250 kW size by the Company for use as a generator for wind powerapplications, but it can also be utilised as an electrical motor in VSDs.The aim of the project is to study, assess and prove the market opportunity for a new andpatented electrical machine technology, the Brushless Doubly-Fed Motor (BDFM), for VSDapplications. The proposed Proof of Market project will enable us to assess the potentials ofthe technology as a low-cost solution for VSD applications by studying the market needs,potentials and trends, technology fit and economics, and compatibility with energy efficiencylegislations, which will set the foundation for commercialisation operations to move to thenext phase.