Share reportPower Take Off
This programme supported a wide range of Power-Take Off systems that each proposed a step change in the capital cost and/or efficiency/performance over current technology.
Lead contractor
Nova Innovation Ltd
Sub-contractor(s)
Pelagic Innovation Ltd
Overview
The Advanced Hydraulic-electric PTO (AHPTO) utilises a novel combination of proven, ‘best-in-class’ hydraulic and power electronic subsystems with the aim of significantly increasing the power capture, reliability, controllability and grid compatibility of WEC prime-movers.
Simple off-shelf industrial hydraulics were employed alongside supercapacitors and full-scale rated converter power electronics to more efficiently convert the WEC power fluctuations into grid-compliant power.
Stage 1
June 2017
This Stage 1 report summarises the public outputs for the Nova Innovation Advanced Hydraulic-electric PTO (AHPTO) project.
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