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Generator Topologies for Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine

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ELECTRIMACS 2019

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 615))

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Over the last decade, research on technologies to exploit tidal current kinetic energy for renewable electricity generation has had a significant growth. However, as to date, there is not a consensus worldwide on standard Power Take-Off (PTO) systems, due to the current immaturity of tidal energy converter technologies. In most cases, mechanical/electrical power conversion follows well-proven technologies derived by the mature wind-energy sector. However, the peculiarities of tidal energy resource impose ad hoc technology solutions. In this paper, different generator topologies and recent developments for marine tidal energy systems are reviewed and compared. The aim is to provide an overall perspective and identify areas for further development. Among considered technologies, the direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous generator by the full-rated frequency converter (FFC) represents an appealing solution, for reduced system complexity and maintenance requirements and possibility to develop smart Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) strategies.

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The work has been partially supported by the H2020 MaRINET-2 Project (GA 731084) and by CNR under the ULYSSES Project.

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  1. Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Roma, Italy

    Mohammad Rafiei & Fabio Giulii Capponi

  2. CNR-INM, Roma, Italy

    Francesco Salvatore

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Rafiei, M., Salvatore, F., Giulii Capponi, F. (2020). Generator Topologies for Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine. In: Zamboni, W., Petrone, G. (eds) ELECTRIMACS 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 615. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37161-6_34

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