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Reference Number	EP/M020231/1
Title	Using Energy Storage for Novel Control of Off-Grid and On-Grid Wave Energy Arrays
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Ocean Energy) 50%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 50%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Dr J Shek No email address given Sch of Engineering and Electronics University of Edinburgh
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	06 October 2014
End Date	05 October 2015
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£87,569
Industrial Sectors	Energy
Region	Scotland
Programme	Newton Programme
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Dr J Shek , Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh (99.999%)
	Other Investigator	Dr A Kiprakis , Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh (0.001%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , Hohai University, China (0.000%) Project Contact , Ocean University of China (0.000%)
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Abstract	This work assesses the feasibility of using energy storage to make a step-change improvement in control for off-grid and on-grid wave energy arrays. This has been brought about by a need for arrays of smaller wave energy devices to utilise the less-energetic wave resource off the coast of China. For a lower energy resource, control of arrays is even more important in order to optimise performance and to improve survivability. As the focus is on future deployment of arrays in China, the step-change is only possible with the expertise in wave climate, off-grid connection of devices and power systems in China; hence this contribution is provided by project partners in China
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Added to Database	11/12/14