On establishing an analytical power capture limit for self-reacting point absorber wave energy converters based on dynamic response

K. Bubbar and B. Buckham

Applied Energy, 2018, vol. 228, issue C, 324-338

Abstract: To be a competitive supply of renewable energy, the power capture performance of ocean wave energy converters must improve. This requires that wave energy converter designers identify and invest resources to develop devices that exhibit a strong Technology Performance Level early in the development process. We contend that completing this identification process at the conceptual design stage requires a generalized method to establish the power capture upper bound for any given wave energy converter architecture. This upper bound must reflect simultaneous implementation of both optimal geometry control and power take-off force control – components known to be essential to optimizing performance but difficult to envision for complex WEC architectures.

Keywords: Self-reacting point absorbers; Power capture limit; Geometry control; Mechanical circuits; WEC canonical form; Impedance matching; Thévenin’s theorem; Inerter technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.099

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