Power Quality performance of the tidal energy converter Seagen
Paper in proceeding, 2011
SeaGen is an in-stream 1.2MW tidal energy converter
(TEC) located in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland
that has been in almost continuous service since May
2009. This technical paper first outlines the
characteristic features of the TEC itself and its power
take-off system, followed by the electrical and marine
environments of its location, and finally it presents the
results of its power quality performance assessment.
The PQ assessment was carried out using the existing
European Norm EN50160 for assessing permissible
voltage parameter variations on public electricity
networks and the conclusions drawn are from data
collected over a number of months of operation of the
device.
Author
Joe MacEnri
Math Reed
Torbjörn Thiringer
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Electric Power Engineering
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering,Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24, 2011 OMAE2011 Paper No 49549
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Sustainable development
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Energy
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Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering