• DocumentCode
    3413585
  • Title

    Design of a 50 GWh Wave Energy Plant

  • Author

    Mala, K. ; Jayaraj, J. ; Jayashankar, V. ; Muruganandam, T.M. ; Santhakumar, S. ; Ravindran, M. ; Takao, M. ; Setoguchi, T. ; Toyota, K. ; Nagata, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., IIT Madras, Chennai, India
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    18-20 Dec. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A twin unidirectional turbine topology has been proposed as a power module for an OWC based wave energy plant. It has no valves or moving parts and demonstrates high efficiency over a broad range of flow coefficients. Scaling laws show that a turbine of 2.6 m diameter is sufficient to achieve a power rating of 2 MW, Thirty one such modules can be used to produce an annual output of 50 GWh.
  • Keywords
    turbines; valves; water; wave power plants; oscillating water column; power 2 MW; size 2.6 m; twin unidirectional turbine topology; valves; wave energy plant design; Educational institutions; Induction generators; Laboratories; Mechanical engineering; Multichip modules; Shafts; Topology; Turbines; Valves; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    India Conference (INDICON), 2009 Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Gujarat
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4858-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4859-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INDCON.2009.5409357
  • Filename
    5409357