DocumentCode
1860534
Title
Power Conversion and Control for a Low Speed, Permanent Magnet, Direct-Drive, Wave Energy Converter
Author
Ran, Li ; Tavner, Peter J. ; Mueller, M.A. ; Baker, Nick J. ; McDonald, Steven
Author_Institution
School of Engineering, University of Durham, Durham, DHl 3LE, UK
fYear
2006
fDate
4-6 April 2006
Firstpage
17
Lastpage
21
Abstract
The study describes a power electronic conversion and control scheme for a 8.5 kW, multi-coil, linear, permanent magnet, air -cored generator for direct-drive wave energy conversion developed for a wave energy Test Rig developed for the New & Renewable Energy Centre at Blyth, Northumberland. The proposed scheme is justified against the requirements implied by the features of the linear generator design. Simulation and preliminary test results are presented.
Keywords
Wave power; current control; energy storage; permanent magnet generator; power tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2006. The 3rd IET International Conference on
Conference_Location
The Contarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Print_ISBN
0-86341-609-8
Type
conf
Filename
4123478
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