Pontoon PowerConverter PPC
The Pontoon Power Converter (PPC) is a floating wave energy converter based on working pontoons, hydraulic pumping cylinders, a hydroelectric turbine and a generator mounted on a ballasting and load-bearing structure, with slack moorings suitable for a wide range of water depths and many offshore locations.
The PCC is expected to produce 15-20 MW on one turbine/generator and is being designed to withstand extreme wave conditions.
This device is currently in an R&D phase. The company has so far performed several engineering analyzes and basin tests, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), commissioned by Statkraft, has performed a comprehensive theoretical study of this concept along with several other wave energy converter technologies.
Two basin tests have been conducted at MARINTEK, Norway. The first test was with one pontoon in scale 1:10. The main purpose of this test was to assess the performance of the passive retraction system. The results were promising and led to a second test with 32 pontoons in scale 1:50. The main purpose of the second test was to learn how the complete concept will behave in open ocean; especially during the submerged «hurricane protection mode».
Surface Expression- Wave
Citation Formats
“Pontoon PowerConverter PPC.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Pontoon_PowerConverter_PPC. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
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