Electrical Design Study of a 2 MW Tubular HTS Linear Generator for Wave Energy Conversion

摘要

To harness ocean wave energy, we propose a novel wave energy converter (WEC) with a tubular high-temperature superconducting linear generator (HTS-LG). In this paper, we show the structures of the WEC and the HTS-LG, and describe the electrical design method of HTS-LGs. Design results of a 2 MW HTS-LG are presented, which are compared with those of conventional counterparts designed for the WEC.