What Is An Asynchronous (Induction) Generator ?
The Asynchronous Generator is a very reliable generator that was originally designed as an electric motor but is used as a generator and tends to be comparatively inexpensive and has some mechanical properties that are useful for wind turbines. There is a very important element that makes the asynchronous generator different from the synchronous, that element being the Cage Rotor. In fact one third of the world’s electricity consumption is used for running induction motors driving machinery in factories, pumps, fans, compressors, elevators, and other applications where you need to convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. The generator has a simple mechanical configuration with few wear parts. Apart from the special shape of the slipping rotor, the machine neither has slip rings nor brushes. Therefore it requires low maintenance, has a long service life and a robust design. Induction generators work well with single phase or three phase systems that are interconnected to the util
