Connection of kinetic turbines to remote electric grids

该项目的目标是开发电力-电子耦合装置，以利用河流径流动力涡轮机的能量，为偏远地区提供电力负荷。一个仪表化的现场测试平台将建造一个浸入式涡轮机和基于电力电子积木(PEBB)的转换器，将能量输送到远程电网。该设施将对Pebb拓扑结构和控制方法进行研究，以提供高效率和高质量的电力。该设施还将用于验证此类设备的模拟模型，特别是用于调查电网和涡轮机之间可能存在的不良相互作用。将研究结冰和湍流对河流涡轮机的影响。目前，加拿大北部的许多社区，如土著保护区，都是由昂贵的、污染严重的柴油发电机组供应的，为此燃料必须通过冬季道路运输。这项研究将导致为加拿大这些地区开发相对廉价的清洁可再生能源供应。它还将导致高素质人才的发展，这些人可以受雇于加拿大的电气制造部门。

The project objective is to develop power-electronic couplings to harness energy from run-of-river kinetic turbines for supplying electric loads in remote areas. An instrumented on-site test platform will be constructed with an immersible turbine and Power Electronics Building Block (PEBB) based converter to feed the energy to the remote electrical grid. The facility will conduct research into the PEBB topology and control methods for providing high efficiency power with high quality. The facility will also be used to validate simulation models of such equipment, particularly to investigate possible undesirable interactions between grid and the turbine. The effects of ice formation and turbulence on the river turbine will be investigated. Presently many northern Canadian communities, such as aboriginal reserves, are supplied by expensive, polluting diesel generator sets, for which the fuel has to be transported via winter roads. The research will lead to the development of a relatively inexpensive clean renewable energy supply for such areas in Canada. It will also lead to the development of Highly Qualified Personnel who can be employed in the electrical manufacturing sector in Canada.