Accession Number:
ADA565000
Title:
Maximum Power Point Tracking Control of Hydrokinetic Turbine and Low-speed High-Thrust Permanent Magnet Generator Design
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
MISSOURI UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ROLLA
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Report Date:
2012-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
97.0
Abstract:
River-based hydrokinetic turbine power generation systems have been studied to introduce an effective energy flow control method. Hydrokinetic turbine systems share a lot of similarities with wind turbine systems in terms of physical principles of operation,electrical hardware, and variable speed capability for optimal energy extraction. A multipole permanent magnet synchronous generator is used to generate electric power because of its ability to reach high power density and high thrust at low speed. A 3-phase diode rectifier is used to convert AC power from the generator into DC power and a boost converter is used to implement energy flow control. On the load side, an electronic voltage load is used for test purposes to simulate a constant DC bus voltage load, such as a battery.
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Subject Categories:
- Machinery and Tools