Life-oriented control of tidal power generation

Zhibing Zhao; Peng Zhang; Jun Hong Cui; Shengli Zhou

Life-oriented control of tidal power generation

Zhibing Zhao
, Peng Zhang
, Jun Hong Cui
, Shengli Zhou

Electrical Engineering

University of Connecticut

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Abstract

Tidal turbine generator is an effective means to harness ocean power for utility level uses. A major technical obstacle to deploying tidal turbine systems is their vulnerability to intermittent torque stresses applied on shafts. In this paper, a hybrid control strategy is proposed to smooth the torques on the shaft by combining the maximum power point control and torque control, realized by PI controllers. Numerical tests show that, under this strategy, the life cycle of a typical 3kW system can be extended up to 40 times.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2013
Event	OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego Conference: An Ocean in Common - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Sep 23 2013 → Sep 26 2013

Conference

Conference	OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego Conference: An Ocean in Common
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	09/23/13 → 09/26/13

Keywords

Life extension
Permanent magnet synchronous generator
Tidal turbine
Torque

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Life-oriented control of tidal power generation

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