Wave Tank Testing and Model Validation of an Autonomous Wave Energy Converter

Wave Tank Testing and Model Validation of an Autonomous Wave Energy Converter

A key component in bringing ocean wave energy converters from concept to commercialization is the building and testing of scaled prototypes to provide model validation. A one quarter scale prototype of an autonomous two body heaving point absorber was modeled, built, and tested for this work. Wave t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Energies (Basel) 2015-08, Vol.8 (8), p.8857-8872
Hauptverfasser: Bosma, Bret, Lewis, Tim, Brekken, Ted, von Jouanne, Annette
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Autonomous
Converters
Devices
Energy
Geometry
Matlab
numerical modeling
Oceans
physical modeling
Prototypes
Reynolds number
Tanks
wave energy converter
Wave power
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Zusammenfassung:A key component in bringing ocean wave energy converters from concept to commercialization is the building and testing of scaled prototypes to provide model validation. A one quarter scale prototype of an autonomous two body heaving point absorber was modeled, built, and tested for this work. Wave tank testing results are compared with two hydrodynamic and system models-implemented in both ANSYS AQWA and MATLAB/Simulink-and show model validation over certain regions of operation. This work will serve as a guide for future developers of wave energy converter devices, providing insight in taking their design from concept to prototype stage.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en8088857