• DocumentCode
    3440732
  • Title

    Control of a Bristol cylinder for wave energy generation

  • Author

    Ngu, S.S. ; Dorrell, D.G. ; Acha, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-24 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    3196
  • Lastpage
    3203
  • Abstract
    This paper reports on the control necessary in a Bristol cylinder sea-wave energy capture device and the issues concerned with harvesting a slow, propagating sea-wave, where the power will pulsate. In the paper a detailed description is put forward for the mechanical system. The control strategies necessary to control a system that is has continuously changing conditions are outlined and simulations are carried out using MATLAB/Simulink, which are put forward to illustrate the system control.
  • Keywords
    permanent magnet motors; power generation control; synchronous motors; wave power generation; Bristol cylinder control; MATLAB Simulink; permanent magnet synchronous motors; wave energy generation; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Energy capture; Engine cylinders; Frequency synchronization; Potential energy; Sea surface; Surface waves; Torque control; Water storage; Bristol cylinder; Wave device; control system; permanent magnet synchronous generator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5394-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542006
  • Filename
    5542006