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Coupled CFD-MBD numerical modeling of a mechanically coupled WEC array [PDF]
Ocean Engineering, 2022 The development of new wave energy devices (WECs) has continued unabated over the past decades. For large-scale applications, integrating individual WEC into an array system (WEC net) requires considerable expertise and research due to its highly complex and interrelated nature.
Atilla Incecik, Qing Xiao, Yang Zhou
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Commercial wave energy exploitation will be realised by placing multiple wave energy converters (WECs) in an array configuration. A point-absorber WEC consists of a floating or submerged body to capture wave energy from different wave directions.
Timothy Vervaet +5 more
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Energies, 2018 One of the key challenges in designing a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) farm is geometrical layout, as WECs hydrodynamically interact with one another. WEC positioning impacts both the power output of a given wave-energy project and any potential effects on
Philip Balitsky +3 more
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Effects of WEC Geometry on the Performance of a WEC Array-VLFS Integrated System
Polish Maritime ResearchThis study focuses on analysing the effects of wave energy converter (WEC) geometry on the performance of an integrated system comprising a WEC array and a very large floating structure (VLFS).
Zhang Zhiyang +3 more
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Development of a methodology for collaborative control within a WEC array
International Marine Energy Journal, 2018 It has been established that Wave Energy Converters efficiency can be improved by control. One of the main challenges of reactive control is the non-causality of the optimal controller.
P.-E. Meunier +3 more
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Sustainability, 2023 Assessment of the performance of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs) of the type of simple heaving floaters, operating in nearshore and coastal areas, is essential to estimate their power production capacity. The effective design and layout of such WEC farms can be supported by studying the system’s operational characteristics based on the wave ...
Markos Bonovas
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WEC Array Networked Microgrid Control Design and Energy Storage System Requirements
OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE, 2019 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technologies transform power from the waves to the electrical grid. WEC system components are investigated that support the performance, stability, and efficiency as part of a WEC array. To this end, Aquaharmonics Inc took home the $1.5 million grand prize in the 2016 U.S.
David G Wilson +2 more
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Wave-to-wire modelling and hydraulic PTO optimization of a dense point absorber WEC array
Renewable EnergyWe investigate the hydrodynamic interactions and power extraction efficiency of a dense array of Point Absorber (PA) Wave Energy Converters (WECs) clustered around the fixed pillar of a wind turbine – the Ocean Grazer device– with a standard hydraulic Power Take-Off (PTO) system.
Antonis I Vakis +2 more
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Storage Minimization of Marine Energy Grids Using Polyphase Power
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Multiple wave energy converter (WEC) buoys can be used to establish a WEC array-powered microgrid collectively forming a Marine Energy Grid (MEG). An oceanic domain with gravity waves will have significant spatial variability in phase, causing the power ...
Salman Husain +2 more
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Energies, 2022 In order to further improve the power-generating capacity of the wave energy converter (WEC) of oscillating buoy type, this paper puts forward a novel type where the WEC can move and extract power in five degrees of freedom.
Xiaohui Zeng +3 more
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