The latching control represents an attractive alternative to increase the power absorption of wave energy converters(WECs)by tuning the phase of oscillator velocity to the wave excitation phase.However,increasing the ...The latching control represents an attractive alternative to increase the power absorption of wave energy converters(WECs)by tuning the phase of oscillator velocity to the wave excitation phase.However,increasing the amplitude of motion of the floating body is not the only challenge to obtain a good performance of the WEC.It also depends on the efficiency of the power take-off system(PTO).This study aims to address the actual power performance and operation of a heaving point absorber with a direct mechanical drive PTO system controlled by latching.The PTO characteristics,such as the gear ratio,the flywheel inertia,and the electric generator,are analyzed in the WEC performance.Three cylindrical point absorbers are also considered in the present study.A wave-to-wire model is developed to simulate the coupled hydro-electro-mechanical system in regular waves.The wave energy converter(WEC)performance is analyzed using the potential linear theory but considering the viscous damping effect according to the Morison equation to avoid the overestimated responses of the linear theory near resonance when the latching control system is applied.The latching control system increases the mean power.However,the increase is not significant if the parameters that characterize the WEC provide a considerable mean power.The performance of the proposed mechanical power take-off depends on the gear ratio and flywheel.However,the gear ratio shows a more significant influence than the flywheel inertia.The operating range of the generator and the diameter/draft ratio of the buoy also influence the PTO performance.展开更多
Hovering ability forms the basis for space operations of Micro Aerial Vehicles(MAVs).The problem of uneven load puts high demands on the wing design.In this paper,a new hovering-mode for MAVs,inspired by flapping flig...Hovering ability forms the basis for space operations of Micro Aerial Vehicles(MAVs).The problem of uneven load puts high demands on the wing design.In this paper,a new hovering-mode for MAVs,inspired by flapping flight in bees and hummingbirds but using high-aspect-ratio and low-stress wings,is proposed.Different from the flapping actuations that occur at the wing roots,the two wings are driven back and forth in a straight line.To simplify the design and control the angle of attack,passive wing rotation is employed.The numerical results and analysis show that the maximum stress of the oscillating wing is approximately 1/6 of that of the flapping wing when the lift of the oscillating wing is twice that of the flapping wing.A theoretical aerodynamic model of the kinematics of the vehicle's driving mechanism was developed to fulfill its design.Force measurements indicate that the vehicle generates a sufficiently high cycle-averaged vertical thrust(71 g)for liftoff at a maximum frequency of 5.56 Hz,thereby validating the proposed aerodynamic model.Moreover,liftoff performance is presented to visually demonstrate the vertical take-off capabilities and hovering potential of the aeromechanical solution.展开更多
基金The authors acknowledge the support from the Brazilian Research Council(CNPq),contract numbers 380950/2018-9(INEOF-National Institute for Ocean and River Energy)and 305657/2017-8,respectivelySpecial thanks to FAPERJ for the support of the wave energy research at the Subsea Technology Lab(COPPE),contract number E-26/202.600/2019。
文摘The latching control represents an attractive alternative to increase the power absorption of wave energy converters(WECs)by tuning the phase of oscillator velocity to the wave excitation phase.However,increasing the amplitude of motion of the floating body is not the only challenge to obtain a good performance of the WEC.It also depends on the efficiency of the power take-off system(PTO).This study aims to address the actual power performance and operation of a heaving point absorber with a direct mechanical drive PTO system controlled by latching.The PTO characteristics,such as the gear ratio,the flywheel inertia,and the electric generator,are analyzed in the WEC performance.Three cylindrical point absorbers are also considered in the present study.A wave-to-wire model is developed to simulate the coupled hydro-electro-mechanical system in regular waves.The wave energy converter(WEC)performance is analyzed using the potential linear theory but considering the viscous damping effect according to the Morison equation to avoid the overestimated responses of the linear theory near resonance when the latching control system is applied.The latching control system increases the mean power.However,the increase is not significant if the parameters that characterize the WEC provide a considerable mean power.The performance of the proposed mechanical power take-off depends on the gear ratio and flywheel.However,the gear ratio shows a more significant influence than the flywheel inertia.The operating range of the generator and the diameter/draft ratio of the buoy also influence the PTO performance.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91960203).
文摘Hovering ability forms the basis for space operations of Micro Aerial Vehicles(MAVs).The problem of uneven load puts high demands on the wing design.In this paper,a new hovering-mode for MAVs,inspired by flapping flight in bees and hummingbirds but using high-aspect-ratio and low-stress wings,is proposed.Different from the flapping actuations that occur at the wing roots,the two wings are driven back and forth in a straight line.To simplify the design and control the angle of attack,passive wing rotation is employed.The numerical results and analysis show that the maximum stress of the oscillating wing is approximately 1/6 of that of the flapping wing when the lift of the oscillating wing is twice that of the flapping wing.A theoretical aerodynamic model of the kinematics of the vehicle's driving mechanism was developed to fulfill its design.Force measurements indicate that the vehicle generates a sufficiently high cycle-averaged vertical thrust(71 g)for liftoff at a maximum frequency of 5.56 Hz,thereby validating the proposed aerodynamic model.Moreover,liftoff performance is presented to visually demonstrate the vertical take-off capabilities and hovering potential of the aeromechanical solution.