eprintid: 46582 rev_number: 13 eprint_status: archive userid: 1903 dir: disk0/00/04/65/82 datestamp: 2017-06-08 14:56:12 lastmod: 2017-06-08 14:56:12 status_changed: 2017-06-08 14:56:12 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rocha Mendonca, Hugo creators_name: Martínez González, Sergio creators_id: sergio.martinez@upm.es title: Energy Conversion Efficiency Assessment of a Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter with Different Current Controllers publisher: IEEE rights: by-nc-nd ispublished: pub subjects: electrica subjects: industrial full_text_status: public pres_type: paper keywords: Current controller, energy conversion efficiency, resistance emulation, space vector PWM, wave energy converter. abstract: 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. date_type: published date: 2016 pagerange: 0-6 event_title: 2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON) event_location: Lovaina, Belgica event_dates: 4-8 April 2016 event_type: conference id_number: 10.1109/ENERGYCON.2016.7513936 institution: Industriales department: Automatica_2014 refereed: TRUE isbn: 978-1-4673-8463-6 book_title: 2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON) official_url: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7513936/#full-text-section comprojects_type: MINECO comprojects_code: ENE2012-36981 comprojects_code: BEX-9376135 comprojects_acronym: CAPES citation: Rocha Mendonca, Hugo and Martínez González, Sergio (2016). Energy Conversion Efficiency Assessment of a Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter with Different Current Controllers. In: "2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON)", 4-8 April 2016, Lovaina, Belgica. ISBN 978-1-4673-8463-6. pp.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCON.2016.7513936 . document_url: https://oa.upm.es/46582/1/INVE_MEM_2016_253155.pdf