A STUDY OF MOTION CHARACTERISTICS LED BY CONNECTION METHODS AND POSITIONS OF A WAVE-ENERGY CONVERTER IN A REGULAR WAVE

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Kang, Donghoon¹  Kim, Sung-Soo¹  Lee, Soon-Sup¹  Lee, Jong-Hyun¹  Lee, Seung Jae² 

[1]Department of Ocean System Engineering, Gyeongsang National University,Korea

[2]Division of Naval Architecture and Ocean System Engineering, Korea Maritime University, Korea

关键词: Wave energy converter;    Regular wave;    Activating body;    Power generation;   

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学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

来源: Brodarski Institut

【 摘 要 】

The potential of wave power as an alternative energy resource is being studied to address problems associated with fossil fuel exhaustion and environmental pollution. In this paper, to improve the power generation efficiency of a floating-type wave-energy converter that has an activating body, the effects of the positions of a connecting bridge and differentconnecting methods between a main body and the activating body of the wave-energy converter were studied. In order to research the activating body’s motion characteristics that are caused by the changes of connecting bridge’s position and connecting methods; hinged or fixed connector, the wave-energy converter was modeled and simulated by using a commercial software. The moment and angular velocity of the axis of power generation were measured from the results of simulations and then the power outputs were calculated based on the moment and angular velocity. The outputs, which were analyzed under several regular wave conditions, were compared to each other.

【 授权许可】

CC BY