Early trials of the Edinburgh-based company’s modular 1MW axial-flux air-cored permanent-magnet generator (PMG) have been shown to “meet, or exceed, the set design criteria and performance characteristics” of the concept, clearing the way for a follow-on battery of endurance testing.

The generator has been fashioned to work as a section of a 6MW machine but is suitable for drivetrains rated “in excess of 10MW”.

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