Irregular Wave Energy Extraction Analysis for a Slider Crank WEC Power Take-Off System
Slider crank Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is a novel energy conversion device. It converts wave energy into electricity at a relatively high efficiency, and it features a simple structure. Past analysis on this WEC has been done under regular sinusoidal wave conditions, and a suboptimal energy could be achieved. This paper presents the analysis of the system under irregular wave conditions; a time-domain hydrodynamics model is adopted and the control methodology is modified to better serve the irregular wave conditions. Results from the simulations show that the performance of the system under irregular wave conditions is different from that under regular sinusoidal wave conditions, but still a reasonable amount of energy can be extracted.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1253909
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5D00-66446
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 2015 International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines & Power Electronics (ACEMP), 2-4 September 2015, Side, Turkey; Related Information: Proceedings of the 2015 International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines & Power Electronics (ACEMP), 2-4 September 2015, Side, Turkey
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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