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Hydrodynamic and energetic properties of a finite array of fixed oscillating watercolumn wave energy converters
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Nader, J-R and Zhu, S-P and Cooper, P, Hydrodynamic and energetic properties of a finite array of fixed oscillating watercolumn wave energy converters, Ocean Engineering: An International Journal of Research and Development, 88 pp. 131-148. ISSN 0029-8018 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2014.06.022
Abstract
Farms of wave energy convertors are more likely to be deployed than widely separated individual
devices so as to harness maximum available power and to facilitate installation and electrical power
transmission. In this paper, the theory of the interaction between oscillating systems, developed by
Falnes and McIver (1985), is for the first time applied and extended to an explicit study of the dynamic
and energetic performance of a finite array of fixed OWC devices. The interactions between devices and
air compressibility are taken into account. Following the method, a FEM model is applied to the study of
a single OWC device and three different array configurations. It is demonstrated that the inner properties
and the interaction between OWC devices are strongly dependent on the position of the devices in the
array and should be taken into account when determining the optimum device parameters so as to
increase the maximum power extraction of the system or the overall frequency power-capture bandwidth
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Oscillating water column; Renewable energy; Capture efficiency; Arrays; Optimisation; |
Research Division: | Engineering |
Research Group: | Maritime engineering |
Research Field: | Ocean engineering |
Objective Division: | Energy |
Objective Group: | Renewable energy |
Objective Field: | Wave energy |
UTAS Author: | Nader, J-R (Dr Jean-Roch Nader) |
ID Code: | 94877 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 25 |
Deposited By: | NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics |
Deposited On: | 2014-09-18 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-17 |
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