Title :
Hydrodynamic and electromechanical simulation of a snapper based wave energy converter
Author :
Bailey, H. ; Crozier, R.C. ; McDonald, A. ; Mueller, M.A. ; Spooner, E. ; McKeever, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Energy Syst., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
A coupled electromechanical and hydrodynamic simulation of a novel generator connected to a heaving buoy for wave energy conversion has been developed. The simulation is based primarily in MATLAB using its built-in Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) solvers. These solvers have acted on the data derived from an electromagnetic finite element analysis and from the WAMIT wave interaction simulation software, to simulate the full system in the time domain.
Keywords :
AC generators; differential equations; finite element analysis; hydrodynamics; power convertors; time-domain analysis; wave power plants; MATLAB; ODE solvers; WAMIT wave interaction simulation software; electromagnetic finite element analysis; electromechanical simulation; hydrodynamic simulation; ordinary differential equation; snapper based wave energy converter; time domain; Acceleration; Coils; Force; Generators; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical model; Springs; direct-drive; hydrodynamics; marine technology; permanent-magnet generator; wave energy;
Conference_Titel :
IECON 2010 - 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Conference_Location :
Glendale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5225-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2010.5674966
