Analysis of Electromagnetic Force for the Linear Generator Wave Energy Converters

Abstract:

In recent decades environmental pollution and energy crisis have become a challenging task for the scientists and engineers who lead them to innovate new technology and solve this problem by reducing environmental pollution and by exploiting the new source of energy. In this regard wave energy is appeared to be a suitable outcome in order to resolve the current issues. This paper studies and summarizes that the linear generators are considered a device which is used to convert wave energy into electrical energy efficiently. It is the first time to calculate the electromagnetic force by considering the linear generator and at the same time simulated by Ansoft Maxwell software; by providing calculated value and simulated value, it is also verified that the calculated result is accurate with a small probability error as compared to software calculated value.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 764-765)
• Pages: 418-422
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.764-765.418
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Peng Huang, Da Xiao Gao, Zhong Qiang Zheng, Xiang Biao Kong, Zong Yu Chang*
• Keywords: Electromagnetic Force, Linear Generator, Wave Energy Converters

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