Numerical investigation of a point absorber wave energy converter integrated with vertical wall and latching control for enhanced power extraction

Yang, Injun and Terziev, Momchil and Tezdogan, Tahsin and Incecik, Atilla (2024) Numerical investigation of a point absorber wave energy converter integrated with vertical wall and latching control for enhanced power extraction. Marine Energy Research, 1 (1). (https://doi.org/10.70322/mer.2024.10004)

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Abstract

This study presents a numerical investigation of a point absorber wave energy converter (WEC) with a focus on improving its performance through the utilization of a vertical wall and latching control in the power take-off (PTO) system. Prior to numerical evaluations, experimental data incorporating PTO considerations and numerical simulation results were examined to validate the accuracy of the numerical methodology employed in this research. Expanding on the previous study reported by Yang et al. (2023), this study introduces a numerical PTO model and latching control for a further investigation. Comparative analyses were carried out on the displacement, velocity, and force of the PTO, absorbed power, and capture width ratio (CWR), considering the incorporation of a vertical wall and latching control. The results confirm that the introduction of both vertical wall and latching control significantly improves the CWR of the WEC, showing the effectiveness of incorporating a vertical wall and latching control in enhancing power extraction.

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Yang, Injun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8535-4064, Terziev, Momchil ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1664-6186, Tezdogan, Tahsin and Incecik, Atilla;
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