Title :
Wave energy emulator and AC/DC rectifiers for direct drive wave energy converters
Author :
Nie, Zaiping ; Clifton, P.C.J. ; McMahon, Richard A.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge
Abstract :
This paper describes a solid state electrical emulator devised for laboratory testing of power conditioning electronics for direct drive linear wave energy converters (DDLWEC). Two rectification strategies are considered; a uni-directional boost topology, and an H-bridge which may be controlled in either uni- or bidirectional modes.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; bridge circuits; electric generators; linear machines; rectifying circuits; wave power generation; AC/DC rectifiers; H-bridge modes; direct drive linear wave energy converters; linear generator; power conditioning electronics; solid state electrical emulator; uni-directional boost topology; wave energy emulator; Renewable energy; current control; linear generator; wave energy emulator;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2008. PEMD 2008. 4th IET Conference on
Conference_Location :
York
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-900-3
