• DocumentCode
    3109671
  • Title

    Analytical model of an improved linear generator for seawave energy harvesting

  • Author

    Hor, S. ; Tabesh, A. ; Zamani, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Deptartment of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Isfahan Univ. of Technol., Isfahan, Iran
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6-8 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper describes an improved topology of a linear permanent magnet generator for sea wave energy harvesting and presents an electrical model for analysis of this generator. The electrical model is established based on the magnetic equivalent circuit of the machine. This model can be used to design a power electronic interface for capturing maximum power at the resonant frequency of a sea wave. Validity of the model is verified via comparing the calculated inductance of the machine with that of obtained from numerical analysis based on finite element method.
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; permanent magnet generators; wave power generation; analytical model; electrical model; finite element method; linear generator; linear permanent magnet generator; magnetic equivalent circuit; power electronic interface; resonant frequency; sea wave energy harvesting; seawave energy harvesting; topology; Electrical model; Linear generator; Permanent magnet machine; Point absorber; Wave energy conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2011), IET Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Edinburgh
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp.2011.0230
  • Filename
    6136176