Evaluation of energy maximising control systems for wave energy converters using OpenFOAM

Book Chapter

Title: Evaluation of energy maximising control systems for wave energy converters using OpenFOAM

Author:

Davidson, J.; Windt, C.; Giorgi, G.; Genest, R.; Ringwood, J.

Publication Date:

January 1, 2019

Book Title:

OpenFOAM® : Selected Papers of the 11th Workshop

Edition:

Pages:

157-171

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Affiliation:

Maynooth University (National University of Ireland, Maynooth; NUIM)

Technology:

Wave

Collection Method:

Modeling

Engineering:

Control, Performance

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Citation

Davidson, J.; Windt, C.; Giorgi, G.; Genest, R.; Ringwood, J. (2019). Evaluation of energy maximising control systems for wave energy converters using OpenFOAM In OpenFOAM® : Selected Papers of the 11th Workshop (pp. 157-171). Springer International Publishing.

TY - CHAP
TI - Evaluation of energy maximising control systems for wave energy converters using OpenFOAM
AU - Davidson, J
AU - Windt, C
AU - Giorgi, G
AU - Genest, R
AU - Ringwood, J
T2 - OpenFOAM® : Selected Papers of the 11th Workshop
AB - Wave energy conversion is an active field of research, aiming to harness the vast amounts of energy present in ocean waves. An essential development trajectory towards an economically competitive wave energy converter (WEC) requires early device experimentation and refinement using numerical tools. OpenFOAM ® is proving to be a useful numerical tool for WEC development, having been increasingly employed in recent years to simulate and analyse the performance of WECs. This chapter reviews the latest works employing OpenFOAM ® in the field of wave energy conversion, and then presents the new application, of evaluating energy maximising control systems (EMCSs) for WECs, in an OpenFOAM ® numerical wave tank (NWT). The advantages of using OpenFOAM ® for this application are discussed, and implementation details for simulating a controlled WEC in an OpenFOAM ® NWT are outlined. An illustrative example is given, and results are presented, highlighting the value of evaluating EMCSs for WECs in an OpenFOAM ® NWT.
DA - 2019/01//
PY - 2019
ET - 1
SP - 157
EP - 171
PB - Springer International Publishing
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60846-4_12
U1 - Maynooth University (National University of Ireland, Maynooth; NUIM)
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Modeling
KW - Control
KW - Performance
ER -

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Abstract

Wave energy conversion is an active field of research, aiming to harness the vast amounts of energy present in ocean waves. An essential development trajectory towards an economically competitive wave energy converter (WEC) requires early device experimentation and refinement using numerical tools. OpenFOAM ® is proving to be a useful numerical tool for WEC development, having been increasingly employed in recent years to simulate and analyse the performance of WECs. This chapter reviews the latest works employing OpenFOAM ® in the field of wave energy conversion, and then presents the new application, of evaluating energy maximising control systems (EMCSs) for WECs, in an OpenFOAM ® numerical wave tank (NWT). The advantages of using OpenFOAM ® for this application are discussed, and implementation details for simulating a controlled WEC in an OpenFOAM ® NWT are outlined. An illustrative example is given, and results are presented, highlighting the value of evaluating EMCSs for WECs in an OpenFOAM ® NWT.