Many of the existing wave energy converters （WEC） are of oscillating water column （OWC） and point absorber （PA） types. Fewer references have been published in public on the pendulum type WEC. A series of experim...Many of the existing wave energy converters （WEC） are of oscillating water column （OWC） and point absorber （PA） types. Fewer references have been published in public on the pendulum type WEC. A series of experimental tests on a bottom-hinged pendulum WEC model are carded out and some results are revealed in the present study. The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the tests. It is found that wave energy conversion efficiency varies with the applied damping and wave conditions. In addition, special attention is given to the effect of the water ballast on the efficiency of the wave energy converter. It is demonstrated that the ballast plays an important role in energy extraction. Better understanding on how the performance of the device is influenced by damping, wave height, wave period and ballast is shown.展开更多
A flap-type wave energy converter(WEC) is combined with a nearshore breakwater to expand the application of WECs both economically and environmentally. Based on the linear potential theory, an eigenfunction expansion ...A flap-type wave energy converter(WEC) is combined with a nearshore breakwater to expand the application of WECs both economically and environmentally. Based on the linear potential theory, an eigenfunction expansion solution is developed for a periodic row of bottom-hinged flap-type WECs exposed to normal waves. Additionally, the viscous effect is considered using the ship rolling solution method with a viscous damping term included in the equation of motion, and the viscous damping expression is also described. The proposed solution is verified by comparison with published literatures. The results including the wave energy conversion efficiency, the reflected and transmitted proportion of the incident wave energy are presented for a range of wave periods and geometric ratios. It is demonstrated that better wave protection effects can be attained with smaller gaps between the WECs, where the transmitted proportion of the incident wave energy is lower. An optimal geometric ratio thus exists for a given wave power absorption and a specific wave period.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Special Fund for Marine Renewable Energy of the Ministry of Finance of China (Grant No. GD2010ZC02)
文摘Many of the existing wave energy converters （WEC） are of oscillating water column （OWC） and point absorber （PA） types. Fewer references have been published in public on the pendulum type WEC. A series of experimental tests on a bottom-hinged pendulum WEC model are carded out and some results are revealed in the present study. The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the tests. It is found that wave energy conversion efficiency varies with the applied damping and wave conditions. In addition, special attention is given to the effect of the water ballast on the efficiency of the wave energy converter. It is demonstrated that the ballast plays an important role in energy extraction. Better understanding on how the performance of the device is influenced by damping, wave height, wave period and ballast is shown.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51409105)State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.1408)Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology(No.2015A020216005)
文摘A flap-type wave energy converter(WEC) is combined with a nearshore breakwater to expand the application of WECs both economically and environmentally. Based on the linear potential theory, an eigenfunction expansion solution is developed for a periodic row of bottom-hinged flap-type WECs exposed to normal waves. Additionally, the viscous effect is considered using the ship rolling solution method with a viscous damping term included in the equation of motion, and the viscous damping expression is also described. The proposed solution is verified by comparison with published literatures. The results including the wave energy conversion efficiency, the reflected and transmitted proportion of the incident wave energy are presented for a range of wave periods and geometric ratios. It is demonstrated that better wave protection effects can be attained with smaller gaps between the WECs, where the transmitted proportion of the incident wave energy is lower. An optimal geometric ratio thus exists for a given wave power absorption and a specific wave period.
