2MaREI - Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI)
Beaufort Building, Environmental Research Institute
University College Cork
Haulbowline Road
Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork - Ireland)
Abstract : This paper proposes a flicker severity study for Wave Energy Converter farms. The flicker severity is introduced and the reason why it is an important constraint for a wave farm is explained. A new representation called intrinsic flicker severity is introduced which describes the flicker severity independently of the grid. The influence of device type, its control and the sea-state on average production, flicker severity and on the ratio between flicker and production are studied with three types of devices: an Oscillating Water Column and two Direct Wave Energy Converters (two point absorbers: a Heaving Buoy and the SEAREV). The influence of the size and the placement of each unit in the wave farm is presented with a farm-unit flicker ratio, compared with the square-root of unit hypothesis (noise behavior), as a function of wave direction by taking into account wave direction dispersion. Finally, solutions are presented to reduce the flicker produced to comply with grid code requirements in order to allow grid integration of wave farms.
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01265905 Contributor : Thibaut KovaltchoukConnect in order to contact the contributor Submitted on : Monday, February 1, 2016 - 4:58:22 PM Last modification on : Monday, February 21, 2022 - 3:38:07 PM Long-term archiving on: : Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 12:59:52 AM