Maximum Power Point Tracking Control of Hydrokinetic Turbine and Low-speed High-Thrust Permanent Magnet Generator Design

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA565000

Entities

People

  • Hailong Zhou

Organizations

  • Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Boards
  • Electric Power
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Energy
  • Energy Production
  • Energy Storage
  • Generators
  • Marine Energy
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Power Converters
  • Power Electronics
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Renewable Energy
  • Switched Mode Power Supplies
  • Turbines
  • Wind Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems