Analysis and wave tank verification of the performance of point absorber WECs with different configurations

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Xiaofanen
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Dillonen
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Boxien
dc.contributor.authorChen, Shuoen
dc.contributor.authorThiagarajan, Krishen
dc.contributor.authorParker, Robert G.en
dc.contributor.authorZuo, Leien
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-06T12:17:43Zen
dc.date.available2022-04-06T12:17:43Zen
dc.date.issued2021-10en
dc.description.abstractExtracting energy from ocean waves has become a heated topic since the energy crisis of the 2000s. Among all the different concepts and designs of Wave Energy Converter (WEC), point absorber is a widely adopted type with great potential, and various configurations and constraints are applicable to it. Here, the point absorber WECs with four different set-up configurations are explored: single body heaving WEC, two-body heaving WEC, two-body WEC with a flat plate (Reference Model 3), and a two-body WEC with a cylinder-shaped second body. Dynamic models are established for each case and wave tank tests are conducted for verification. The results show that the power capture of a point absorber can benefit from several aspects: the two-body WEC with a streamlined shape can double the wave capture width ratio (up to 66.5%) over the single-body WEC or Reference Model 3, while coupling other motion or mooring dynamics can further improve the capture width ratio by 12% by increasing the relative motion stroke.en
dc.description.notesU.S. Department of Energy EERE, Grant/Award Number: DE-EE0007174; European Union-Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Grant/Award Number: H2020en
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Department of Energy EEREUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-EE0007174]; European Union-Horizon 2020 Framework Programmeen
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12253en
dc.identifier.eissn1752-1424en
dc.identifier.issn1752-1416en
dc.identifier.issue14en
dc.identifier.volume15en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleAnalysis and wave tank verification of the performance of point absorber WECs with different configurationsen
dc.title.serialIET Renewable Power Generationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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