Study of doubly fed induction generators for marine tidal energy generation

• Main Author: Seng, Jun Jia.
• Other Authors: Ali Iftekhar Maswood
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Electric power::Production, transmission and distribution
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45294
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As a result of growing interest in renewable energy, there is an increase in research efforts in the marine, wind and solar arena due to their great potential. Although the wind energy sector continues to be the leader in terms of installed capacity and investment received, other sectors such as the marine energy sector are chasing up. Many tidal turbines have been designed using examples based on wind energy systems. However tidal turbines face much harsher environments than wind turbines. Brushless doubly fed induction generators, with their lack of mechanical brushes, present a promising prospect as the future electrical machine of choice for marine energy systems.