Study of an innovative electrical machine fitted to marine current turbines

Author

Drouen, L. ; Charpentier, J.F. ; Semail, E. ; Clenet, S.

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. of the French Naval Acad., Brest Armees

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper is included into the theme "challenges for marine renewable energy". It discusses an innovative concept of electrical machine that should be particularly fitted to marine current turbine generators. Our investigations focus on permanent magnet direct-driven synchronous generators connected to a variable speed power electronic drive. Original and conventional solutions are compared in terms of mass and cost for a common set of specifications of a realistic application.

Keywords

hydroelectric power; permanent magnet generators; synchronous generators; tidal power stations; variable speed drives; electrical machine; marine current turbine generator; marine renewable energy; permanent magnet direct-driven synchronous generator; variable speed power electronic drive; Blades; Costs; Kinetic energy; Permanent magnets; Power electronics; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Rotors; Synchronous generators; Wind turbines; direct drive; electrical generator; marine current turbine; permanent magnets; rim driven; synchronous;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007 - Europe

Conference_Location

Aberdeen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302284

Filename

4302284