Performance evaluation of surface riding wave energy converter with linear electric generator

In this work, we devised a new WEC (wave energy converter) called SR-WEC (Surface Riding WEC). The SR-WEC consists of two bodies: the outer cylinder with an armature assembly (body #1) and a magnet assembly (body #2) sliding inside the armature. For the SR-WEC, the relative sliding displacement and...

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Published in:Ocean engineering 2020-10, Vol.218 (C)
Main Authors: Jin, Chungkuk, Kang, HeonYong, Kim, MooHyun, Bakti, Farid P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Floater-mooring-generator interaction
Linear electric generator
Mooring line
Oceanography
Surface riding
Time-domain simulation
Wave energy converter
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Summary:In this work, we devised a new WEC (wave energy converter) called SR-WEC (Surface Riding WEC). The SR-WEC consists of two bodies: the outer cylinder with an armature assembly (body #1) and a magnet assembly (body #2) sliding inside the armature. For the SR-WEC, the relative sliding displacement and velocity are caused by gravity acceleration and the outer cylinder's motions, and they lead to electrical power generation. To evaluate its performance, a numerical simulation tool was developed, which solves the fully-coupled floater-mooring-generator dynamics. During the developing stage, the appropriate hydrodynamics model, sliding mechanics model, mooring dynamics model, and LEG (linear electric generator) electro-magnetic model were independently developed and then fully coupled in time domain to account for the cross-coupling interactions among them. Then, the developed simulation tool was verified component by component against various laboratory tests. Subsequently, systematic parametric studies were conducted with several important design parameters under various wave conditions to enhance power generation. After that, the average output power was evaluated in enlarged operational wave conditions. The present SR-WEC is particularly designed to be efficient at low sea states, which is good since they cover the majority of typical annual sea states.
ISSN:0029-8018
1873-5258