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Title: Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy: Preprint

Abstract

Marine hydrokinetic devices are becoming a popular method for generating marine renewable energy worldwide. These devices generate electricity by converting the kinetic energy of moving water, wave motion or currents, into electrical energy through the use of a Power-Take-Off (PTO) system. Most PTO systems incorporate a mechanical or hydraulic drive train, power generator and electriccontrol/conditioning system to deliver the generated electric power to the grid at the required state. Like wind turbine applications, the PTO system must be designed for high reliability, good efficiency, and long service life with reasonable maintenance requirements, low cost and an appropriate mechanical design for anticipated applied steady and unsteady loads. The ultimate goal of a PTOdesign is high efficiency, low maintenance and cost with a low impact on the device Cost-of-Energy (CoE).

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
OSTI Identifier:
1043750
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5000-54410
TRN: US201213%%434
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: To be presented at the 31st International Conference on Ocean Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 10-15 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER; 17 WIND ENERGY; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; HYDRAULICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SERVICE LIFE; TURBINES; WATER; WIND TURBINES; marine hydrokinetic energy; tidal current turbines; power take off

Citation Formats

Beam, M, Kline, B, Elbing, B, Straka, W, Fontaine, A, Lawson, M, Li, Y, Thresher, R, and Previsic, M. Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1115/OMAE2013-10701.
Beam, M, Kline, B, Elbing, B, Straka, W, Fontaine, A, Lawson, M, Li, Y, Thresher, R, & Previsic, M. Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy: Preprint. United States. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10701
Beam, M, Kline, B, Elbing, B, Straka, W, Fontaine, A, Lawson, M, Li, Y, Thresher, R, and Previsic, M. 2012. "Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy: Preprint". United States. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10701. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1043750.
@article{osti_1043750,
title = {Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy: Preprint},
author = {Beam, M and Kline, B and Elbing, B and Straka, W and Fontaine, A and Lawson, M and Li, Y and Thresher, R and Previsic, M},
abstractNote = {Marine hydrokinetic devices are becoming a popular method for generating marine renewable energy worldwide. These devices generate electricity by converting the kinetic energy of moving water, wave motion or currents, into electrical energy through the use of a Power-Take-Off (PTO) system. Most PTO systems incorporate a mechanical or hydraulic drive train, power generator and electriccontrol/conditioning system to deliver the generated electric power to the grid at the required state. Like wind turbine applications, the PTO system must be designed for high reliability, good efficiency, and long service life with reasonable maintenance requirements, low cost and an appropriate mechanical design for anticipated applied steady and unsteady loads. The ultimate goal of a PTOdesign is high efficiency, low maintenance and cost with a low impact on the device Cost-of-Energy (CoE).},
doi = {10.1115/OMAE2013-10701},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1043750}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}

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