Direct Drive Wave Energy Buoy – 33rd scale experiment

Rhinefrank, Kenneth E. ; Lenee-Bluhm, Pukha ; Prudell, Joseph H. ; Schacher, Alphonse A. ; Hammagren, Erik J. ; Zhang, Zhe

Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

关键词: Ansys Aqwa;    Wave Tank;    Jonswap;    Relative Capture Width;    Metocean Conditions;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1088832
RP-ID  :  DOE/EE0002647-2
RP-ID  :  EE0002647
RP-ID  :  1088832

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Columbia Power Technologies (ColPwr) and Oregon State University (OSU) jointly conducted a series of tests in the Tsunami Wave Basin (TWB) at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (HWRL). These tests were run between November 2010 and February 2011. Models at 33rd scale representing Columbia Power’s Manta series Wave Energy Converter (WEC) were moored in configurations of one, three and five WEC arrays, with both regular waves and irregular seas generated. The primary research interest of ColPwr is the characterization of WEC response. The WEC response will be investigated with respect to power performance, range of motion and generator torque/speed statistics. The experimental results will be used to validate a numerical model. The primary research interests of OSU include an investigation into the effects of the WEC arrays on the near- and far-field wave propagation. This report focuses on the characterization of the response of a single WEC in isolation. To facilitate understanding of the commercial scale WEC, results will be presented as full scale equivalents.