Abstract
The extraction of energy from ocean waves has gained interest in recent years. The floating-point absorber (FPA) is one of the most promising devices among a wide variety of wave energy conversion technologies. Early theoretical studies mainly focused on understanding the hydrodynamics of the system and on predicting the maximum power that could be extracted by a heaving body. These studiesevolve from the investigation of floating-body interactions in offshore engineering and naval architecture disciplines. To our best knowledge, no systematic study has been reported about the investigation of the power generation performance of an FPA with a close-to-commercial design. A series of experimental tests was conducted to investigate the power extraction performance of an FPA system.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 27th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 22 Apr 2012 → 25 Apr 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 27th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies |
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| City | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Period | 22/04/12 → 25/04/12 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5000-54572
Keywords
- floating-body interactions in offshore engineering
- floating-point absorber wave energy conversions
- naval architecture