Maximizing power output from a wave energy plant

Author

Jayashankar, V. ; Udayakumar, K. ; Karthikeyan, B. ; Manivannan, K. ; Venkatraman, Niranjan ; Rangaprasad, S.

Author_Institution

IIT Campus, Nat. Inst. of Ocean Technol., Madras, India

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

23-27 Jan 2000

Firstpage

1796

Abstract

The Indian Wave Energy Programme is based on the oscillating water column (OWC) principle. The power module consists of a twin Wells turbine coupled to a 55 kW slip ring induction generator. A SIMULINK model for estimating the performance is described. A controller, which maximizes the power output for the turbine, is also described. Numerical simulation shows an increase of turbine output power, for a module with control as compared to an uncontrolled module, for the same variation of differential pressure Experimental results are also shown for a switching circuit with two rotor resistances

Keywords

asynchronous generators; digital simulation; electric resistance; machine control; power control; power engineering computing; power generation control; rotors; switching circuits; turbines; wave power plants; 55 kW; Indian Wave Energy Programme; SIMULINK model; controller; differential pressure; oscillating water column; performance estimation; power output maximisation; rotor resistances; slip ring induction generator; switching circuit; turbine output power; twin Wells turbine; uncontrolled module; wave energy plant; Angular velocity; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Induction generators; Induction machines; Mathematical model; Power engineering and energy; Rotors; Torque; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2000. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5935-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.2000.847624

Filename

847624