Research Article

Centralized Airflow Control to Reduce Output Power Variation in a Complex OWC Ocean Energy Network

Table 1

JONSWAP wave model, OWC chamber, Wells turbine, and DFIG parameters.

JONSWAP wave model:
Hm0 = 7 m; Tp = 11 s; γ = 2.3853
DFIG:
p = 4; Rs = 0.0181; Rr = 0.0334; Ls = 7.543; Lr = 7.573; Lm = 7.413; ;  = 100π rad/s; F = 0.02; J = 50; (individual OWC site); (OWC-OEN)
Chamber:
AOWC = 7.5 m2; Aduct = 1.18 m2; Avalve = 1 m2
Wells turbine:
n = 8; kt = 0.7079; b = 0.4 m; r = 0.3643 m; l = 0.38 m

Initial conditions:
 = 100 rad/s; ; ψqs0 = ψdr0 = ψqr0 = 0 Wb