Optimal Damping Profiles for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter
Nolan, G.A. and Ringwood, J.V. and Leithead, W.E. and Butler, S. (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 . AbstractThis 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. | Keywords: | Wave energy; heaving buoy; latching; optimisation; |
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| Subjects: | Science & Engineering > Electronic Engineering |
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| ID Code: | 1975 |
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| Deposited By: | Professor John Ringwood |
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| Deposited On: | 02 Jun 2010 16:47 |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | The proceedings of the Fifteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference ISOPE : Seoul, Korea, June 19-24 2005 |
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| Publisher: | International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
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