Assessment of Ocean Wave Energy Converters for Indian Coastal Region

Abstract

This article presents a methodology to find out a suitable ocean wave energy converter (OWEC) device for Indian coastal region. A comprehensive literature survey of all the existing OWEC devices is done and thereafter, 13 OWEC devices are shortlisted on the basis of Indian coastal wave power flux density. A systematic approach is used to predict unknown quantities such as: total annual cost per MW, system overall efficiency and relative impact on surrounding. List of the selected devices is narrowed down based on total annual cost per MW, efficiency and effect on surrounding environment. The proposed analysis concluded that cost-effective OWEC devices which are efficient as well as eco-friendly are L1-L3 (Sweden), and SSG (Norway) for Indian coast. A similar approach can also be applied to predict a suitable OWEC device for other regions.

KEYWORDS:

• Cost calculation for OWEC devices
• Ocean wave energy converter
• Ocean wave flux density
• Ocean wave potential in India
• Renewable energy
• Selection of OWEC devices

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Ajay Kumar Maurya

Ajay Kumar Maurya is currently Ph.D. research scholar in Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research interests include power converters, renewable energy, and power quality issues in distributed generation systems.

S. P. Singh

S. P. Singh received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India, in 1978, and the M.E. degree (1980) in power electronics and drives as well as the Ph.D. degree (1993) in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India and Chair Professor in Rural Electric Corporation, Gov. of India. He has authored more than 100 technical papers and presented in various forums. His research interests include power converters and control for renewable and drive applications, active power filters for power quality improvements, renewable energy systems, and self- and line-excited induction generators for variable-speed power applications. Email: [email protected]