• DocumentCode
    3536089
  • Title

    Renewable energy systems for racing sailboats — From simulations to an experimental device

  • Author

    Wasterlain, Sebastien ; Barrade, Philipe ; Rufer, Alfred

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. d´Electron. Ind., EPFL - STI - IEL - LEI, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    2-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    Providing racing sailboats with renewable energy sources deals with boat performances, reliability and skipper´s security. In this study, an innovative solution is presented to feed a sailboat with green energy by using a hydro-generator. This paper also interests on energetic efficiency and presents the close relationship with control strategy. A new control strategy for HG is proposed and experimentally validated.
  • Keywords
    energy conservation; hydroelectric generators; power control; power supplies to apparatus; renewable energy sources; control strategy; energetic efficiency; green energy; hydrogenerator; innovative solution; racing sailboats; renewable energy sources; renewable energy systems; Blades; Boats; Engines; Force; Renewable energy sources; Rotors; Wind turbines; Battery charger; Energy efficiency; Optimal control; Renewable energy systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lille
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPE.2013.6631977
  • Filename
    6631977