Nolan, G.A., Ringwood, John, Leithead, W.E. and Butler, Shane (2005) Optimal Damping Profiles for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter. The proceedings of the Fifteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference ISOPE : Seoul, Korea, June 19-24 2005.
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Abstract
This paper explores optimal damping profiles for a heaving buoy wave energy converter (WEC). The approach is mathematical and the model of Eidsmoen (1995) is used as a basis. In order to permit analytical development, the model is initially simplified and an optimal damping profile is determined using numerical optimization. Having found the
optimal damping profile, a semi-analytical solution methodology is developed to determine the optimal damping parameters. Finally, the procedure is validated on the original model and some aspects related to the control problem are addressed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Wave energy; heaving buoy; latching; optimisation; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Centre for Ocean Energy Research |
| Item ID: | 1975 |
| Depositing User: | Professor John Ringwood |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2010 15:47 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The proceedings of the Fifteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference ISOPE : Seoul, Korea, June 19-24 2005 |
| Publisher: | International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| 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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