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SuperGen ORE HubAnnual Assembly 2019
Physical Testing and Control of Tidal TurbinesAnup Nambiar, Samuel Draycott, Brian Sellar, Aristides Kiprakis, Robin Wallace, Venki Venugopal, Henry Jeffrey
UKCMER
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UKCMER
Tom Davey Samuel Draycott Martyn Lennon Rodrigo Martinez Edd Nixon Donald Noble Gregory Payne Brian SellarJeffrey Steynor
SuperGenTEC team
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UKCMER
To explore through physical testing the interactions of tidal devices with:- their energy fluxes- each other- the electricity network
to understand:- cyclic and extreme forces
acting on the turbine- structural loadings
Programme objective
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REAL WORLDCapturing
Representative Conditions
TEST TANKAdvancing Replication
Abilities
TEC MODEL Machine
Operational Envelope
UKCMERProgramme objective
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UKCMERTurbine design
• 1:15 scale, rotor diameter: 1.2 m
• Similar radial variation of rotor thrust coefficient to full-scale generic turbine
• Instrumented, controllable
• Max continuous torque: 37 Nm
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UKCMERTurbine design
brushlessmotor
bearings
slipring
shafttorque and thrust
transducer
signal conditioning electronics
root bending moment
sensor
shaft seal
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Snippets of tests – in currentUKCMER
• TSR sweeps - different flow speeds
• TEC control - different control parameters
• Flow measurements –instream flow, wake, near field z-profiles
• Array of two and three turbines
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Snippets of tests – in currentUKCMER
• TSR sweeps - different flow speeds
• TEC control - different control parameters
• Flow measurements –instream flow, wake, near field z-profiles
• Array of two and three turbines
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Snippets of tests – in current UKCMER
• TSR sweeps - different flow speeds
• TEC control - different control parameters
• Flow measurements –instream flow, wake, near field z-profiles
• Array of two and three turbines
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Snippets of tests – in current UKCMER
• TSR sweeps - different flow speeds
• TEC control - different control parameters
• Flow measurements –instream flow, wake, near field z-profiles
• Array of two and three turbines
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
Controller
ActionEnvironmentSignals
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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Snippets of tests – with wavesUKCMER
• Regular wave repeats to study loading
• Irregular waves -extended set and angles
• NewWave focussed wave groups
• Real-time control
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UKCMERSummary and opportunities
Data of turbine loads and performance under a range of flow conditions, including in waves
Detailed inflow and wake maps for single turbine, two-turbine and three-turbine arrays
Three turbines and associated hardware available – possibility for use within other projects
Real-time controller allows the exploration of other control schemes