Control influence on electromagnetic generator pre-design for wave energy converter

Marie Ruellan (1) , Hamid Ben Ahmed (1) , Bernard Multon (2) , Aurélien Babarit (3) , Alain H. Clément (3)

1 SATIE - Systèmes et Applications des Technologies de l'Information et de l'Energie
2 SATIE SETE - Systèmes d'Energie pour les Transports et l'Environnement
3 LMF - Laboratoire de mécanique des fluides

We will report herein on three control strategies and the pre-design methodology of an electromagnetic generator for wave energy recovery. We will start by describing the wave energy converter (WEC) concept studied within the context of the SEAREV project [1]. Power takeoff (PTO: the generator) behavior results from strong coupling between hydrodynamic, mechanical and electrical phenomena, leading to a complex device design problem. We will also present the three pertinent control methods. A design methodology has been laid out on a swell cycle that, despite being of limited duration, is representative of the study problem.

Mots clés: optimization; control; design methodology; direct drive generator; wave energy converter

Domaines: Energie électrique

Marie Ruellan, Hamid Ben Ahmed, Bernard Multon, Aurélien Babarit, Alain H. Clément. Control influence on electromagnetic generator pre-design for wave energy converter. International Conference on Electrical Machines 2006, Sep 2006, CHANIA, Greece. 7p. ⟨hal-00676121⟩