Wave energy is an important type of marine renewable energy. A wave energy converter （WEC） moored with two floating bodies was developed in the present study. To analyze the dynamic performance of the WEC, an experi...Wave energy is an important type of marine renewable energy. A wave energy converter （WEC） moored with two floating bodies was developed in the present study. To analyze the dynamic performance of the WEC, an experimental device was designed and tested in a tank. The experiment focused on the factors which impact the motion and energy conversion performance of the WEC. Dynamic performance was evaluated by the relative displacements and velocities of the oscillator and carrier which served as the floating bodies of WEC. Four factors were tested, i.e. wave height, wave period, power take-off （PTO） damping, and mass ratio （RM） of the oscillator and carrier. Experimental results show that these factors greatly affect the energy conversion performance, especially when the wave period matches RM and PTO damping. According to the results, we conclude that： （a） the maximization of the relative displacements and velocities leads to the maximization of the energy conversion efficiency; （b） the larger the wave height, the higher the energy conversion efficiency will be; （c） the relationships of energy conversion efficiency with wave period, PTO damping, and RM are nonlinear, but the maximum efficiency is obtained when these three factors are optimally matched. Experimental results demonstrated that the energy conversion efficiency reached the peak at 28.62% when the wave height was 120 mm, wave period was 1.0 s, RM was 0.21, and the PTO damping was corresponding to the resistance of 100 Ω.展开更多
Small moving vehicles represent an important category of marine engineering tools and devices(equipment)typically used for ocean resource detection and maintenance of marine rights and interests.The lack of efficient ...Small moving vehicles represent an important category of marine engineering tools and devices(equipment)typically used for ocean resource detection and maintenance of marine rights and interests.The lack of efficient power supply modes is one of the technical bottlenecks restricting the effective utilisation of this type of equipment.In this work,the performance characteristics of a new type of elastic-blade/wave-energy converter(EBWEC)and its core energy conversion component(named wave energy absorber)are comprehensively studied.In particular,computational fluid dynamics(CFD)simulations and experiments have been used to analyze the hydrodynamics and performance characteristics of the EBWEC.The pressure cloud diagrams relating to the surface of the elastic blade were obtained through two-way fluid-solid coupling simulations.The influence of blade thickness and relative speed on the performance characteristics of EBWEC was analyzed accordingly.A prototype of the EBWEC and its bucket test platform were also developed.The power characteristics of the EBWEC were analyzed and studied by using the blade thickness and motion cycle as control variables.The present research shows that the EBWEC can effectively overcome the performance disadvantages related to the transmission shaft torque load and power curve fluctuations of rigid blade wave energy converters(RBWEC).展开更多
针对中国丰富深水风能和波浪能资源开发的未来需求,提出一种张力腿式风力机与垂荡式波浪能装置相集成的新型浮式结构系统。首先,选取NREL 5 MW风力机模型,基于叶素动量理论(blade element momentum,BEM)方法研究该集成系统风力机叶片的...针对中国丰富深水风能和波浪能资源开发的未来需求,提出一种张力腿式风力机与垂荡式波浪能装置相集成的新型浮式结构系统。首先,选取NREL 5 MW风力机模型,基于叶素动量理论(blade element momentum,BEM)方法研究该集成系统风力机叶片的气动性能,基于势流理论方法模拟分析垂荡式波浪能装置与张力腿平台结构的水动力载荷,并考虑波浪能装置等效PTO(power take-off)系统的多体动力耦合效应,建立新型张力腿式风力机-垂荡式波浪能装置集成结构系统的空气动力与水动力耦合时域分析模型;其次,对比总结不同波浪能装置(PTO)设计参数对集成平台波浪能输出功率的影响规律;最后,重点研究典型最大运行发电海况下该新型浮式集成结构系统的结构动力响应特征及风能-波浪能输出功率特征,并验证其在极端海况下的安全性能。展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(Grant No.HEUCFD1414)the National Ocean Renewable Energy Special Funds(Grant No.TJME2011BL03)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51309068and 51309069)the High Technology Ship Scientific Research Project from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China–Floating Security Platform Project(the second stage)
文摘Wave energy is an important type of marine renewable energy. A wave energy converter （WEC） moored with two floating bodies was developed in the present study. To analyze the dynamic performance of the WEC, an experimental device was designed and tested in a tank. The experiment focused on the factors which impact the motion and energy conversion performance of the WEC. Dynamic performance was evaluated by the relative displacements and velocities of the oscillator and carrier which served as the floating bodies of WEC. Four factors were tested, i.e. wave height, wave period, power take-off （PTO） damping, and mass ratio （RM） of the oscillator and carrier. Experimental results show that these factors greatly affect the energy conversion performance, especially when the wave period matches RM and PTO damping. According to the results, we conclude that： （a） the maximization of the relative displacements and velocities leads to the maximization of the energy conversion efficiency; （b） the larger the wave height, the higher the energy conversion efficiency will be; （c） the relationships of energy conversion efficiency with wave period, PTO damping, and RM are nonlinear, but the maximum efficiency is obtained when these three factors are optimally matched. Experimental results demonstrated that the energy conversion efficiency reached the peak at 28.62% when the wave height was 120 mm, wave period was 1.0 s, RM was 0.21, and the PTO damping was corresponding to the resistance of 100 Ω.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Number 51475465)the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate(Grant Number CX2015B014).
文摘Small moving vehicles represent an important category of marine engineering tools and devices(equipment)typically used for ocean resource detection and maintenance of marine rights and interests.The lack of efficient power supply modes is one of the technical bottlenecks restricting the effective utilisation of this type of equipment.In this work,the performance characteristics of a new type of elastic-blade/wave-energy converter(EBWEC)and its core energy conversion component(named wave energy absorber)are comprehensively studied.In particular,computational fluid dynamics(CFD)simulations and experiments have been used to analyze the hydrodynamics and performance characteristics of the EBWEC.The pressure cloud diagrams relating to the surface of the elastic blade were obtained through two-way fluid-solid coupling simulations.The influence of blade thickness and relative speed on the performance characteristics of EBWEC was analyzed accordingly.A prototype of the EBWEC and its bucket test platform were also developed.The power characteristics of the EBWEC were analyzed and studied by using the blade thickness and motion cycle as control variables.The present research shows that the EBWEC can effectively overcome the performance disadvantages related to the transmission shaft torque load and power curve fluctuations of rigid blade wave energy converters(RBWEC).
