Effects of long-shunt and short-shunt connections on voltage variations of a self-excited induction generator

This paper presents a comparative study of steady-state performances of both long-shunt and short-shunt configurations of an isolated self-excited induction generator under various loading conditions. Both simulated and experimental results are clearly compared to examine the effects of both connections on load voltage variation of the studied induction generator. The analyzed results show that the long-shunt configuration can maintain lower load voltages while the short-shunt connection has better voltage variation under higher load voltages.