Electromechanical Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Double Sided, Dual Airgap Linear Vernier Generator for Wave Energy Conversion

Vining, J. ; Mundon, T.; Nair, B. (2017). Electromechanical Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Double Sided, Dual Airgap Linear Vernier Generator for Wave Energy Conversion. Paper presented at 9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2017), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2017.8096926

Abstract

This paper presents the design, construction, and testing of a double-sided, dual airgap linear Vernier generator for wave energy conversion. Both the electromagnetic as well as mechanical design concepts are explored with a particular emphasis on the mechanical aspect given the fact that maintaining a dual airgap for this topology is challenging and has not been previously implemented.