Design and simulation of a 250 kW linear permanent magnet generator for wave energy to electric energy conversion in caspian sea

Author

Faiz, Jawad ; Ebrahimi-Salari, M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

fYear

2009

fDate

6-7 April 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A three-phase linear permanent magnet generator (LPMG) can be used to convert wave energy to electric energy. This generator has a simple structure and is economical to use compared with the conventional rotating generators. A LPMG is designed and simulated to convert wave energy to electric energy suitable for the north coast of Iran, Caspian Sea. Influence of wave amplitude, number of phases, floater diameter and load upon the performance of LPMG are investigated.

Keywords

AC generators; linear machines; permanent magnet generators; wave power generation; Caspian sea; Iran; LPMG design; electric energy conversion; power 250 kW; rotating generators; three-phase linear permanent magnet generator; wave energy; Energy conversion; Equivalent circuits; Magnetic flux; Permanent magnets; Permeability; Pistons; Power generation economics; Shafts; Springs; Stators; Direct wave energy converter; Permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG); Persian Gulf;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sustainable Power Generation and Supply, 2009. SUPERGEN '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4934-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SUPERGEN.2009.5348028

Filename

5348028