OCGen® Power System

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OCGen® Power System


The OCGen® power system is designed for use in deeper tidal (reversing current) and deep water ocean current (unidirectional) applications. This is a complete power generation system that includes an array of several to several dozen OCGen® modules, each capable of producing 1-2MW output at its rated flow speed. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU) device.

Features:
  • ORPC tested the mooring system in 2014 with the assistance of a U.S. Department of Energy grant OCGen® Module Mooring Project.
  • The shore-side electronics for the system will build off ORPC’s experience with the TidGen Power System in Cobscook Bay, RivGen Power System in Alaska, and R&D for tidal powered smart microgrids in Alaska and Maine.
  • Funding from the European Union, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Administration will contribute to the design of OCGen® turbine technology.