The Switch full-power converter for Canada
Finnish drive train technology provider, The Switch, is to deliver a 500kW full-power converter to Canada’s Water Wall Turbine (WWT) for its self-floating power plant.
The converter is due to be delivered next month for WWT’s prototype project, which will be used for the Dent Island Resort, near Vancouver Island.
WWT’s vessel will power the resort, replacing existing diesel generators as the primary energy source, and is integrated with battery energy storage. The company says it will leverage patented technology in a tethered above-water design to provide superior advantages over other tidal flow power generation concepts.
“We selected The Switch based on their know-how and experience of delivering converters that fulfill the strictest grid codes and utility demands for interconnection and power conditioning,” says Marek Sredzki, CEO of WWT. “For us, it was also important to know that The Switch will be providing us with engineering application support.”
The Switch is a leader in permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) packages for wind turbine applications that are similar to this specific co-generation current application.
By Rachael Doyle
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