Publié
Electric power
Influence of control strategy on the global efficiency of a Direct Wave Energy Converter with electric Power Take-Off
Publié le - Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2013 8th International Conference and Exhibition on
The choice of control strategy for Direct Wave Energy Converters (DWEC) is often discussed without taking into account the limitations of electric Power Take-Off (PTO): limits of torque or force and power, as well as losses in the electric chain. These assumptions leads to large and expensive electric systems, that prevent leading to a global minimization of the per-kWh cost. We propose herein a simple loss model in order to design a better control strategy.