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Title: Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter: Preprint

Abstract

This paper presents a recent study on the design and analysis of an oscillating surge wave energy converter. A successful wave energy conversion design requires the balance between the design performance and cost. The cost of energy is often used as the metric to judge the design of the wave energy conversion system. It is often determined based on the device power performance, the cost for manufacturing, deployment, operation and maintenance, as well as the effort to ensure the environmental compliance. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the importance of a cost driven design strategy and how it can affect a WEC design. Three oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC) designs were used as the example. The power generation performance of the design was modeled using a time-domain numerical simulation tool, and the mass properties of the design were determined based on a simple structure analysis. The results of those power performance simulations, the structure analysis and a simple economic assessment were then used to determine the cost-efficiency of selected OSWEC designs. Finally, a discussion on the environmental barrier, integrated design strategy and the key areas that need further investigation is also presented.

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Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1126845
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5000-61283
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: To be presented at ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, 8-13 June 2013, San Francisco, California
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER; OSCILLATING WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER DESIGNS; OSWEC; PERFORMANCE AND COST; NREL; Wind Energy

Citation Formats

Yu, Y. H., Li, Y., Hallett, K., and Hotimsky, C. Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1115/OMAE2014-24511.
Yu, Y. H., Li, Y., Hallett, K., & Hotimsky, C. Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter: Preprint. United States. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-24511
Yu, Y. H., Li, Y., Hallett, K., and Hotimsky, C. 2014. "Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter: Preprint". United States. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-24511. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1126845.
@article{osti_1126845,
title = {Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter: Preprint},
author = {Yu, Y. H. and Li, Y. and Hallett, K. and Hotimsky, C.},
abstractNote = {This paper presents a recent study on the design and analysis of an oscillating surge wave energy converter. A successful wave energy conversion design requires the balance between the design performance and cost. The cost of energy is often used as the metric to judge the design of the wave energy conversion system. It is often determined based on the device power performance, the cost for manufacturing, deployment, operation and maintenance, as well as the effort to ensure the environmental compliance. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the importance of a cost driven design strategy and how it can affect a WEC design. Three oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC) designs were used as the example. The power generation performance of the design was modeled using a time-domain numerical simulation tool, and the mass properties of the design were determined based on a simple structure analysis. The results of those power performance simulations, the structure analysis and a simple economic assessment were then used to determine the cost-efficiency of selected OSWEC designs. Finally, a discussion on the environmental barrier, integrated design strategy and the key areas that need further investigation is also presented.},
doi = {10.1115/OMAE2014-24511},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1126845}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}

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