Optimising power transmission options for marine energy converter farms

Anup Nambiar; Adam Collin; Sotirios Karatzounis; Judy Rea; Ben Whitby; Henry Jeffrey; Aristides Kiprakis

doi:10.1016/j.ijome.2016.04.008

Optimising power transmission options for marine energy converter farms

Anup Nambiar, Adam Collin, Sotirios Karatzounis, Judy Rea, Ben Whitby, Henry Jeffrey, Aristides Kiprakis

School of Engineering

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This paper introduces a techno-economic analysis framework to assess different transmission options for marine energy converter (MEC) farms. On the technical front, the feasibility of the transmission options considering supply quality constraints and the optimal sizing of reactive power compensation to allow maximum real power transfer capability in the subsea transmission cable have been considered. The economic viability of different transmission options are measured based on component costs and the costs associated with the transmission losses. A case study has been presented in the paper, which demonstrates the application of this techno-economic analysis framework on a range of MEC farm sizes and distances from the shore. The results characterise the performance of different transmission system options with respect to the three key design parameters, distance to shore, array power and transmission voltage, and provide guidance for system design.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Marine Energy
Early online date	23 Apr 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijome.2016.04.008
Publication status	Published - Sept 2016

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DTOcean: Optimal Design Tools for Ocean Energy Arrays (RTD)
Jeffrey, H. & Kiprakis, A.
EU government bodies
28/10/13 → 27/10/16
Project: Research
United Kingdom Centre for Marine Energy Research
Wallace, R., Bryden, I. & Ingram, D.
EPSRC
1/10/11 → 30/09/16
Project: Research

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Network Design Tool for the Optimal Design of Offshore Ocean Energy Array Networks
Collin, A., Nambiar, A., Kiprakis, A., Rea, J. & Whitby, B., 3 Sept 2015, 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-6 6 p. 15431630
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Optimising Network Design Options for Marine Energy Converter Farms
Nambiar, A., Collin, A., Karatzounis, S., Rea, J., Whitby, B. & Kiprakis, A., Sept 2015, p. 1-10. 10 p.
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