A Numerical Analysis of a Hybrid Semisubmersible and Point Absorber Wind-Wave System

Huang, Y-C.; Yu, Y-H. (2024). A Numerical Analysis of a Hybrid Semisubmersible and Point Absorber Wind-Wave System. Paper presented at 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2024), Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2024-127418

@conference{Huang-2024-22756,
author = {Huang, Y-C and Yu, Y-H},
title = {A Numerical Analysis of a Hybrid Semisubmersible and Point Absorber Wind-Wave System},
year = {2024},
month = {aug},
series = {43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2024)},
pages = {8},
address = {Singapore},
publisher = {ASME},
doi = {10.1115/OMAE2024-127418},
url = {https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/OMAE/proceedings-abstract/OMAE2024/87851/1202713},
keywords = {Wave, Point Absorber, Modeling, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics},
}

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TY - CONF
TI - A Numerical Analysis of a Hybrid Semisubmersible and Point Absorber Wind-Wave System
AU - Huang, Y-C
AU - Yu, Y-H
T2 - 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2024)
C1 - Singapore
AB - Hybrid wind-wave systems combine a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) with a set of wave energy converter (WEC) systems. Although the level of power production is significantly different, integrating a WEC system with the FOWT may be beneficial, such as reducing the FOWT platform motion. This study uses Matlab for Offshore Simulation Tool (MOST) and WEC-Sim to simulate the UMaine VolturnUS-S floating platform with the International Energy Agency Wind 15 MW wind turbine and a wave energy converter (WEC) array with three heaving point absorbers. Both WEC-Sim and MOST are open-source simulation tools. WEC-Sim has been developed and applied to analyze various types of WEC systems. MOST has been developed using WEC-Sim environment and implemented to analyze floating offshore wind turbines. A series of simulations are presented in this paper, including a set of decay tests to verify the MOST+WEC-Sim solutions and selected wind-wave conditions to evaluate the hydrodynamic response of the system. The primary objective is to assess the effectiveness of coupling MOST and WEC-Sim for simulating the hybrid floating wind-wave system across various design scenarios and developing benchmark cases. Finally, the system hydrodynamic response results are analyzed, and the effectiveness of using the WEC system for stabilizing the platform is discussed.
DA - 2024/08//
PY - 2024
SP - 8
PB - ASME
UR - https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/OMAE/proceedings-abstract/OMAE2024/87851/1202713
DO - 10.1115/OMAE2024-127418
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Point Absorber
KW - Modeling
KW - Hybrid Devices
KW - Hydrodynamics
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Abstract

Hybrid wind-wave systems combine a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) with a set of wave energy converter (WEC) systems. Although the level of power production is significantly different, integrating a WEC system with the FOWT may be beneficial, such as reducing the FOWT platform motion. This study uses Matlab for Offshore Simulation Tool (MOST) and WEC-Sim to simulate the UMaine VolturnUS-S floating platform with the International Energy Agency Wind 15 MW wind turbine and a wave energy converter (WEC) array with three heaving point absorbers. Both WEC-Sim and MOST are open-source simulation tools. WEC-Sim has been developed and applied to analyze various types of WEC systems. MOST has been developed using WEC-Sim environment and implemented to analyze floating offshore wind turbines. A series of simulations are presented in this paper, including a set of decay tests to verify the MOST+WEC-Sim solutions and selected wind-wave conditions to evaluate the hydrodynamic response of the system. The primary objective is to assess the effectiveness of coupling MOST and WEC-Sim for simulating the hybrid floating wind-wave system across various design scenarios and developing benchmark cases. Finally, the system hydrodynamic response results are analyzed, and the effectiveness of using the WEC system for stabilizing the platform is discussed.