Abstract:
A wind power system, for generating electric energy, having a nacelle (3); an electric machine (6) for generating electric energy from the wind, and having a stator (12) and a rotor (13); a rotary assembly (7), which rotates with respect to the nacelle (3) about an axis (A2), and includes the rotor (13) of the electric machine (6); and an electric power transfer system (35; 135) for transferring electric power from the nacelle (3) to the rotary assembly (7); wherein the electric power transfer system (35; 135) includes a first primary winding (37; 137) integral with the nacelle (3), and a first secondary winding (38; 138) wound about the axis (A2), integral with the rotary assembly (7), and coupled electromagnetically to the first primary winding (37; 137).
Abstract:
A method of determining the magnetization level of permanent magnets of an electric machine, whereby a probe winding (21) is placed in an electric machine (6) having a stator (12) with a plurality of stator windings (16), and a rotor (13) with a plurality of permanent magnets (20); the probe winding (21) is fixed with respect to the stator (12) and links a magnetic flux produced by the permanent magnets (20); the rotor (13) is rotated at an angular speed (O); an induced electric quantity (VI) is determined at terminals of the probe winding (21) in response to passage of the permanent magnets (20); and the magnetization level of the permanent magnets (20) is determined on the basis of the induced electric quantity (VI) detected.