1. Considerations for sizing energy storage technologies in wave energy systems
- Author
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Eric Wu and Andrew M. Knight
- Subjects
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity ,Engineering ,business.industry ,020209 energy ,Electrical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Grid ,Energy storage ,Accumulator (energy) ,Electricity generation ,Distributed generation ,Wind wave ,Intermittent energy source ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,business - Abstract
The fluctuating nature of ocean waves requires the use of energy storage in wave energy systems to smooth output power. This is particularly true when a wave energy system connects to a remote, weak grid. The energy storage requirement will vary depending on the number of wave energy generators and storage placement within the collector system. This paper investigates the variation of storage size with location and numbers of WECs in a weak grid. The impact of temporal phase shift between waves is also studied.
- Published
- 2017