Analysis of Liquid Metal MHD Wave Energy Direct Conversion System
Yan Peng, Zuowei Lin, Lingzhi Zhao, Ciwen Sha, Ran Li, Yuyu Xu, Baolin Liu and Jian Li
Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Jason Jia
TransUniv...
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Analysis of Liquid Metal MHD Wave Energy Direct Conversion System
Yan Peng, Zuowei Lin, Lingzhi Zhao, Ciwen Sha, Ran Li, Yuyu Xu, Baolin Liu and Jian Li
Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Jason Jia
TransUniv Machinery Co.
Ltd, Shanxi, China
ABSTRACT
A new way to generate electric power directly from ocean wave motion
is presented in the paper.
It makes use of the liquid metal
magnetohydrodynamic generator, and provides an excellent match to
the mechanical impedance of an ocean wave, which is impossible to
supply in other wave power systems.
Therefore, the system is highly
efficient and can be a very compact device with very high power
density, and it is expected to be one of the best ways to convert ocean
wave directly into electricity.
Performance analysis, such as current and
voltage, power output and efficiency, has been carried out when the
wave has amplitude of 1 m and period of 6 s.
The results show that the
electric current and vol
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