Chen, Shuai and Guo, Bingyong and Said, Hafiz A. and Yang, Kunde and Ringwood, John (2023) Wave-to-wire modelling of a vibro-impact wave energy converter for ocean data buoys. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 56 (2). pp. 11735-11740. ISSN 2405-8963

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Abstract

In this study, a wave-to-wire (W2W) model of a vibro-impact wave energy converter (VIWEC) is proposed for powering ocean data buoys. A battery and a supercapacitor are integrated to the VIWEC to form a hybrid energy storage system (HESS), in order to provide continuous and long-term DC power for the payloads of ocean data buoys. Based on the W2W model, controllers for maximising wave energy capture and managing the HESS are integrated, and then implemented by fully controllable AC/DC and DC/DC converters. On the basis of irregular waves, preliminary results show that the proposed W2W model with control can provide stable and continuous DC power. Thus, the proposed W2W model, integrated with HESS and control, can be used to investigate its feasibility and to assess its performance for ocean data buoys.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Wave energy conversion; wave-to-wire modelling; hybrid energy-storage system; ocean data buoy; control of wave energy converter;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
Item ID:	18961
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.543
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2024 16:14
Journal or Publication Title:	IFAC-PapersOnLine
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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