NDLI: Modelling of the IPS Buoy Wave Energy Converter Including the Effect of Non-Uniform Tube Cross-Section

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Falca˜o, Anto´nio F. O. Caˆndido, Jose´ J. M. B. Paulo, A. P. Justino Henriques, Joa˜o C. C.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	An important class of floating wave energy converters (that includes the IPS buoy, the Wavebob and the PowerBuoy) comprehends devices in which the energy is converted from the relative (essentially heaving) motion between two bodies oscillating differently. The paper considers the case of the IPS buoy, consisting of a floater rigidly connected to a fully submerged vertical (acceleration) tube open at both ends. The tube contains a piston whose motion relative to the floater-tube system (motion originated by wave action on the floater and by the inertia of the water enclosed in the tube) drives a power take-off mechanism (PTO) (assumed to be a linear damper). To solve the problem of the end-stops, the central part of the tube, along which the piston slides, bells out at either end to limit the stroke of the piston. The use of a hydraulic turbine inside the tube is examined as an alternative to the piston. A frequency domain analysis of the device in regular waves is developed, combined with a one-dimensional unsteady flow model inside the tube (whose cross-section is in general non-uniform). Numerical results are presented for a cylindrical buoy in regular waves, including the optimization of the acceleration tube geometry and PTO damping coefficient for several wave periods.
Sponsorship	Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
Starting Page	289
Ending Page	298
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791844373
DOI	10.1115/OMAE2011-49117
Volume Number	Volume 5: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Language	English
Publisher Date	2011-06-19
Publisher Place	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Damping Water Inertia (mechanics) Dampers Frequency-domain analysis Unsteady flow Modeling Waves Buoys Wave energy converters Optimization Pistons Geometry Hydraulic turbines
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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