What is PD IEC TS 62600-300- Power performance assessment of river energy converters about?
PD IEC TS 62600 is a standard that discusses marine energy, including wave, tidal, and other water current converters.
PD IEC TS 62600-300 is one of the parts of a series of documents that specifies:
- A systematic methodology for evaluating the power performance of river current energy converters (RECs) that produce electricity for utility scale and localized grids
- A definition of river energy converter rated capacity and rated water speed
- A methodology for the production of power curves for the river energy converters in consideration
- A framework for the reporting of results
PD IEC TS 62600-300 does not includes following:
- RECs that provide forms of energy other than electrical energy unless the other form is an intermediary step that is converted into electricity by the river energy converter
- Resource assessment, that will be addressed separately in the River Energy Resource Assessment Technical Specification
- Scaling of any measured or derived results and power quality issues
- Any type of performance other than power and energy performance
- The combined effect of multiple river energy converter arrays
Who is PD IEC TS 62600-300- Power performance assessment of REC for?
PD IEC TS 62600-300 on power performance assessment of REC is relevant to:
- Manufacturers of REC
- Manufacturers of water turbines
- Manufacturers of marine renewable energy installations
- Water transport engineering component manufacturers
- Marine transportation
- Companies involved in hydraulic energy engineering
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use PD IEC TS 62600-300- Power performance assessment of REC?
River current energy converters are electromechanical energy converters that convert river water's kinetic energy into other forms of usable energy. Some river current energy converters are linked to a utility or local grid. In order to meet the criteria of a specific grid, power performance of these energy converters must be assessed.
The guidelines in PD IEC TS 62600-300 help you evaluate the power performance of river current energy converters which help improve the performance and efficiency of energy generation in order to meet the power requirements of utility or local grids.
Adopting PD IEC TS 62600-300-compliant power performance assessment of river current energy converters helps you with efficient design, installation, and operation of converters, thus enhancing credibility to meet the power requirements without product failures.
