Novo, Riccardo, Bracco, Giovanni, Sirigu, Sergej A., Mattiazzo, Giuliana, Mérigaud, Alexis and Ringwood, John (2018) Non-linear simulation of a wave energy converter with multiple degrees of freedom using a harmonic balance method. In: ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. ASME. ISBN 9780791851319
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Abstract
Computationally efficient simulation methods for wave energy converters (WECs) are useful in a variety of applications. The simulation task is particularly challenging when nonlinearities are present in the WEC model. Using a Fourier
projection of the system inputs and variables, harmonic balance (HB) is a computationally-efficient method to solve for the
steady-state motion of a non-linear system, preserving an accurate representation of the non-linear effects. In previous work,
HB has been used for the simulation of WECs with one degree
of freedom (DoF). Here, HB is presented for WEC systems with
an arbitrary number of DoFs. A non-linear, 2-DoF model of the
ISWEC wave energy device is used as an example of application.
The HB implementation of the ISWEC model is described in detail. Through numerical applications, chosen in both regular and
irregular waves, general features of the HB method are exemplified, in particular the exponential convergence rate to the actual
mathematical solution, and the sensitivity, in some cases, to the
starting point of the HB algoritm
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Novo, Riccardo, Bracco, Giovanni, Sirigu, Sergej A., Mattiazzo, Giuliana, Mérigaud, Alexis, and Ringwood, John V. "Non Linear Simulation of a Wave Energy Converter With Multiple Degrees of Freedom Using a Harmonic Balance Method." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy. Madrid, Spain. June 17–22, 2018. V010T09A041. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2018-78067 |
Keywords: | non-linear systems; simulations; wave energy converter; multiple degrees; freedom; harmonic balance method; Ocean Renewable Energy; steady state; Wave energy; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering |
Item ID: | 13347 |
Identification Number: | 10.1115/OMAE2018-78067 |
Depositing User: | Professor John Ringwood |
Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2020 16:52 |
Publisher: | ASME |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13347 |
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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