Development and experiment of a 60 kW horizontal-axis marine current power system

Quan-kun Xu, Hong-wei Liu, Yong-gang Lin, Xiu-xing Yin, Wei Li and Ya-jing Gu

Energy, 2015, vol. 88, issue C, 149-156

Abstract: A 60 kW horizontal-axis marine current power system is designed, built and tested to provide potentially cost-competitive electrical power for residents in remote islands. This power system mainly consists of a three-bladed marine current turbine, a drive-train system, power electronics and a control console. The turbine blade parameters are reasonably calculated and optimized based on the blade element momentum theory. The hydrodynamic performances of this turbine are predicted over a wide range of operating conditions. An adequate drive-train system is carefully designed to make the marine power system work smoothly and quietly even under harsh marine current conditions. The control console is also developed to facilitate the condition monitoring and generator power and speed regulations for this power system by adequately controlling the onshore power electronics. This power system has been tested under real marine current conditions to thoroughly evaluate its dynamic characteristics and effectiveness.

Keywords: Marine current power system; Marine current turbine; Drive-train system; Power electronics; Control console; In-situ experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.018

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