Abstract
A methodology to analyse the influence of power-optimal OWC (oscillating water column) system configurations against the maximum structural response stresses is proposed. Different values of the selected control parameters are considered to represent the power-optimal and non-power-optimal configurations of the system. The wave power extraction and the structural response of the OWC with power-optimal control parameters is compared against those obtained adopting non-power-optimal control parameters. The results reveal that the control parameters have a clear influence on both the wave power extraction and the structural response stresses. This opens a line of research to investigate the trade-off between the wave power extraction and the structural response of the system, hence the potential structural reliability.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY |
| Number of pages | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2018 |
| Event | ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Period | 17/06/18 → 22/06/18 |
Funding
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER) under the SuperGen Marine programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Grant EP/P008682/1.
Keywords
- oscillating water column
- power-optimal configuration
- structural response
- temporal pressure field