On the Stator Slot Geometry of a Cable Wound Generator for Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion

Table 2

Stator slot geometry of the reference machine compared to the suggested improved geometry.

Parameter	Reference	New design
Slot opening	4 mm	4 mm
Slot width ()	8  mm	7.6 mm
Cable diameter	7 mm	7 mm
Waist width ()	6 mm	6.1 mm
Waist factor	0.75	0.8
Cable to cable ()	2 mm	0.8 mm
Cable to air gap ()	5.5 mm	1.3 mm
Cable to stator ()	0.5 mm	0.3 mm
Slot depth	58 mm	47.6 mm