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{"title": ["", "Integration of wave and offshore wind energies"], "description": ["", "\nWave energy has the potential to generate 70 TWhr\nannually, approximately 20% of the UK energy\nrequirement. The technology for the mechanical\nconversion of wave motion to electrical energy has\nbeen developed over the past forty years, however the\nelectrical integration with the power network is less\nadvanced. One potential solution is to consider the\npositioning of wave energy converters close to\noffshore wind farms to take advantage of the electrical\ninfrastructures of the wind farm in terms of the\ncollection network and shore connection. Power\nelectronic systems are required to enable the\nconnection of multiple wave energy converters to form\na system and then integrate this with the electrical\nsystem of the wind farm.\nWave energy conversion offers a series of unique\nchallenges for the power electronics in comparison to\nthose found in wind turbines. The most significant\nbeing the very high peak-to-average ratio and the short\ntimespan cyclic nature of the generated power. This\nshort timescale variation in the power level places\nsignificant challenges in the synchronisation of the\ngenerated power and the grid connection. The\nproposed solution to this is the development of a novel\ntransformer less power take off system that can be\nincorporated into an individual wave energy\nconverter, that can operate at medium voltage DC\n(typically, plus/minus10 kV) that is low weight and low volume,\nenabling them to be integrated into an individual\nfloating wave energy converter.\nThe converter will be developed using wide bandgap\nsemiconductor devices, which offer significant\nperformance advantages over conventional power\nelectronics technologies and open up a range of novel\ntopologies that are ideally suited to this application.\nThe MVDC power from the individual wave converters\nwill be series connected to form a string, with a\ncollection point located at a wind turbine. The DC\nnature of the power enables the integration of wave\nenergy converters to form strings to a common\ncollection point that will be located at the wind turbine\nand take advantage of the existing physical and\nelectrical infrastructure. The DC energy can then be\ninverted at the wind turbine to match the power\ngenerated by the wind and enable grid connection.\nThe integration of the electrical power from the string\nof wave energy converters with the existing wind\npower collection network will be simulated using OPAL-RT/RTDS systems to simulate the real-time grid\nresponse to the short-term cyclic power variations\nfrom the wave energy converters. The existence of a\nreal-time simulation platform provides an opportunity\nfor hardware-in-the-loop testing of the prototype\nconverter coupled with an exemplar offshore wind\ncollection network. It will also provide the means for\nevaluating control algorithms for ensuring continuous\ngrid code compliance from the coupled wave-wind\nenergy system. This novel approach to the integration\nof wave power with existing offshore infrastructure\nopens up new opportunities in the development and\nintegration of wave energy at a larger scale.\nMethodology\nThe project will utilise a range of computer simulation\ntools, including SPICE and PLECS, to study the\nfundamental operation of power converters to\noptimise the topology, understand the challenges of\nthe short term transients in power and voltage that are\nunique to wave energy and explore the challenges of\nintegration at a grid connect level. The findings from\nthe simulations will be used to construct and optimise\na demonstrator unit in the laboratory, which will then\nbe connected to the real time simulation system (OPAL\nRT) to understand the interaction with the power grid.\nAnalysis of the operation will be undertaken using\nMatLab.\n\n"], "extra_text": ["", "\n\nPotential Impact:\nThe Aura CDT will produce offshore wind specialists with a multi-disciplinary perspective, and will equip them with key skills that are essential to meet the future sector challenges. They will be highly employable due to their training being embedded in real-world challenges with the potential to become future leaders. As such, they will drive the UK forward in offshore wind development and manufacturing. They will become ambassadors for cross-disciplinary thinking in renewables and mentors to their colleagues. With its strong industrial partnership, this CDT is ideally placed to produce high impact research papers, patents and spin-outs, with support from the Universities' dedicated business development teams. All of this will contribute to the continued strong growth of the offshore wind sector in the UK, creating more jobs and added value to the UK economy. Recent estimates suggest that, to meet national energy targets, developers need >4,000 offshore wind turbines, worth £120 billion, over the next decade. \n\nAlongside the clear benefits to the economy, this CDT will sustain and enhance the UK as a hub of expertise in this rapidly increasing area. The UK has made crucial commitments to develop low carbon energy by 2050 and this will require an estimated ~£400m UK RDI spend per year by 2032. Whilst the increase in R&D is welcome, this target will be unsustainable without the right people to support the development of alternative technologies. 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