DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVE AND TIDAL ENERGY CONVERTERS & A RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERIC MODEL FOR GRID CONNECTION

In order to connect an electricity generating plant to the electrical grid there are a series of rules and guidelines that must be adhered to. One of these is that the generator owner must provide a dynamic electrical model of their system that is compatible with the network planners and operators software. This model should take into account time series variation of the resources such as wave elevation and tidal flow velocity. The model should be usable in simulations of both normal operation and operation in the presence of grid faults.