Wave energy conversion through a point pivoted absorber: Numerical and experimental tests on a scaled model

Domenico P. Coiro, Giancarlo Troise, Giuseppe Calise and Nadia Bizzarrini

Renewable Energy, 2016, vol. 87, issue P1, 317-325

Abstract: This paper presents numerical and experimental tests on an innovative wave energy conversion (WEC) system for extracting electrical power from waves. It consists of a point pivoted floater which oscillates due to waves. Linked to the buoyant body, an electromechanical generator based on ball-bearing screw converts floating movements into electrical power. At first, an analytical description of the system arrangement is presented. Then, experimental tests on a scaled model have been performed in wave/towing tank facility and data from tests were used for comparison with data from numerical simulations: both potential flow and Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) numerical simulations were performed. These simulations have been performed in order to identify critical parameters for further WEC developments.

Keywords: Wave energy conversion; Linear electrical generator; Point pivoted absorber; Towing tank experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.10.003

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