title: Energy Conversion Efficiency Assessment of a Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter with Different Current Controllers
creator: Rocha Mendonca, Hugo
creator: Martínez González, Sergio
subject: Electric Power
subject: Industrial Engineering
description: Linear permanent magnet generators are commonly used as the power take-off system in direct drive wave energy converters. The electrical power generated is characterized by a high variability in amplitude and frequency, so a power  electronic interface is needed for grid connection. In addition to its coupling function, the electronic converter can be used as a tool to improve the efficiency of the wave energy conversion. An approach to this goal is to use the generator-side converter to emulate a resistance as seen from the generator. For this optimization method, this paper  describes the performance of three different current controllers of the converter from the point of view of the overall conversion efficiency.
publisher: E.T.S.I. Industriales (UPM)
rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
date: 2016
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
type: Presentation at Congress or Conference
source: 2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON) | 2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON) | 4-8 April  2016 | Lovaina, Belgica
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: eng
relation: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7513936/#full-text-section
relation: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//ENE2012-36981
rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
relation: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1109/ENERGYCON.2016.7513936
identifier: https://oa.upm.es/46582/