1. Analysis of a two-body floating wave energy converter with particular focus on the effects of power-take off and mooring systems on energy capture
- Author
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Torgeir Moan, Made Jaya Muliawan, Aurélien Babarit, Zhen Gao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Laboratoire de recherche en Hydrodynamique, Énergétique et Environnement Atmosphérique (LHEEA), École Centrale de Nantes (ECN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Statkraft
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Wave energy converter ,Engineering ,020209 energy ,Rotational symmetry ,020101 civil engineering ,Ocean Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Wave energy converters ,0201 civil engineering ,Power capture ,Energy generation ,Software ,Seas ,0103 physical sciences ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Time domain ,Mooring line ,010306 general physics ,Power take-off ,Simulation ,Wave power ,[PHYS.MECA.MEFL]Physics [physics]/Mechanics [physics]/Mechanics of the fluids [physics.class-ph] ,business.industry ,Mechanical Engineering ,Mooring system ,Mooring ,Electricity generation ,Waves ,Engineering simulation ,business ,Marine engineering - Abstract
The present paper summarizes analyses of a two-body floating wave energy converter (WEC) to determine the mooring tension and the effect of the mooring system on energy capture. Also, the effect of the power take-off (PTO) is assessed. An axisymmetric Wavebob-type WEC is chosen as the object of investigation. However, the PTO system is modeled in a simplified manner as ideal linear damping and spring terms that couple the motions of the two bodies. The analysis is performed using SIMO, which is a time domain simulation tool that accommodates the simulation of multibody systems with hydrodynamic interactions. In SIMO, docking cone features between the two bodies allow movement as per actual operation, and fenders are applied to represent end stops. Six alternative mooring configurations are applied to investigate the effect of mooring on power capture. Mooring analysis is performed to determine the necessary capacity of mooring lines for each configuration to carry the tension due to the WEC motion in extreme conditions. Hydrodynamic loads are determined using WAMIT. We assumed that the WEC will be operated to capture wave power at the Yeu site in France. The analysis is performed for several regular and irregular wave conditions according to wave data available for that site. Simulations are performed to study the effect of the PTO system, end stops settings and several mooring configurations on power capture.
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- 2013