scholarly journals TURBINE−CHAMBER COUPLING IN AN OWC WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Lopez ◽  
Gregorio Iglesias ◽  
Mario Lopez ◽  
Francisco Castro ◽  
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy Conversion ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Air Turbine ◽  
Pneumatic Power

Oscillating Water Column (OWC) systems are one of the most popular technologies for wave energy conversion. Their main elements are the chamber with the water column and the air turbine. When studying the performance of an OWC system both elements should be considered together, for they are effectively coupled: the damping exerted by the air turbine affects the efficiency of the conversion from wave power to pneumatic power in the OWC chamber, which in turn affects the air flow driving the turbine. The optimum level of damping is that which maximizes the efficiency of the conversion from wave to pneumatic power. In this work the turbine-chamber coupling is studied through a combination of physical and numerical modeling.

Air turbine choice and optimization for floating oscillating-water-column wave energy converter

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 148-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
António F.O. Falcão ◽  
João C.C. Henriques ◽  
Luís M.C. Gato ◽  
Rui P.F. Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Air Turbine

scholarly journals Study on an Oscillating Water Column Wave Power Converter Installed in an Offshore Jacket Foundation for Wind-Turbine System Part I: Open Sea Wave Energy Converting Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Hsien Hua Lee ◽  
Guan-Fu Chen ◽  
Hsiang-Yu Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Wind Turbine System

This study is focused on the wave energy converter of an oscillating water column (OWC) system that is integrated with a jacket type infrastructure applied for an offshore wind turbine system. In this way, electricity generation by both wind power and wave power can be conducted simultaneously to maximize the utilization of sustainable energy. A numerical analysis was performed in this research to model and simulate the airflow response and evaluate the converting efficiency of wave energy from an OWC system integrated with an offshore template structural system. The performance of the system including the generating airflow velocity, air-pressure in the chamber, generating power and then the converting efficiency of power from waves are all analyzed and discussed in terms of the variations of the OWC system’s geometrical parameters. The parameters under consideration include the exhale orifice-area of airflow, gate-openings of inflow water and the submerged chamber depth. It is found that from the analytical results the performance of the OWC wave energy converter is influenced by the dimensional parameters along with the design conditions of the local environment. After a careful design based on the in-situ conditions including water depth and wave parameters, an open OWC system can be successfully applied to the template structure of offshore wind power infrastructure as a secondary generating system for the multi-purpose utilization of the structure.

Improvement of Performance of Wave Power Conversion Due to the Projecting Walls for Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Converter

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoki Ikoma ◽  
Koichi Masuda ◽  
Hikaru Omori ◽  
Hiroyuki Osawa ◽  
Hisaaki Maeda
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Energy Converter

This paper describes a method to improve the performance of primary conversion of wave power takeoff. The wave energy converter (WEC) used here was of oscillating water column (OWC) type. This method for improvement has been already proposed in past research and its usefulness has been confirmed. It involves projecting walls (PWs) being attached to the front of the inlet–outlet of the OWC. The prediction method of hydrodynamic behaviors for the OWC type WEC with PWs installed is explained in this paper. The boundary element method with the Green's function is applied, and influence of air pressure and free surface within every air-chamber was directly taken into consideration in the prediction method based on linear potential theory. Validity of the prediction method was proved by comparing the results with the results of model experiments. Series calculations are performed with the prediction method. Behaviors of air pressure, water elevation, and the efficiency of primary conversion of wave power were investigated. From the calculations, length of the PWs was shown to affect the efficiency of primary conversion. It was possible to equip the PWs so as to enable improvements in oblique waves to beam sea conditions as well as in the head sea conditions. This paper examined not only the PWs but also the application and effects of the end walls (EWs) with the slit. The EWs were very useful to improve the efficiency.

An experimental and numerical analysis of an I-beam attenuator-type, oscillating water column wave energy converter

2015 ◽  
pp. 437-443
Author(s):  
Harry Bingham ◽  
Robert Read ◽  
Frederik Jakobsen ◽  
Morten Simonsen ◽  
Pablo Guillen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Energy Converter
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