DocumentCode
1562885
Title
Wave energy emulator and AC/DC rectifiers for direct drive wave energy converters
Author
Nie, Zaiping ; Clifton, P.C.J. ; McMahon, Richard A.
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge
fYear
2008
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
75
Abstract
This paper describes a solid state electrical emulator devised for laboratory testing of power conditioning electronics for direct drive linear wave energy converters (DDLWEC). Two rectification strategies are considered; a uni-directional boost topology, and an H-bridge which may be controlled in either uni- or bidirectional modes.
Keywords
AC-DC power convertors; bridge circuits; electric generators; linear machines; rectifying circuits; wave power generation; AC/DC rectifiers; H-bridge modes; direct drive linear wave energy converters; linear generator; power conditioning electronics; solid state electrical emulator; uni-directional boost topology; wave energy emulator; Renewable energy; current control; linear generator; wave energy emulator;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2008. PEMD 2008. 4th IET Conference on
Conference_Location
York
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-900-3
Type
conf
Filename
4528802
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