Attenuator

Floating device that operates parallel to the wave direction.

Surface attenuators generally have multiple segments connected to one another and that are oriented parallel with incoming waves. They use the rise and fall of swells to create a flexing motion that may be converted into rotation or drive hydraulic pumps to generate electricity. Some attenuator designs consist of a single long, flexible surface expression instead of multiple segments.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Wave-power absorption by an array of attenuators oscillating with unconstrained amplitudes Falnes, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects, Power Take Off
Reliability and O&M sensitivity analysis as a consequence of site specific characteristics for wave energy converters Gray, A., Dickens, B., Bruce, T. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator
System Level Design, Performance and Costs for San Francisco California Pelamis Offshore Wave Power Plant Bedard, R., Hagerman, G., Siddiqui, O. Report Wave, Attenuator
Measurements of the slow drift dynamics of a model Pelamis wave energy converter Retzler, C. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Design, simulation, and testing of a novel hydraulic power take-off system for the Pelamis wave energy converter Henderson, R. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Output power characteristic of WEC for a buoy Oh, J., Kwak, J., Bae, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A review of wave energy converter technology Drew, B., Plummer, A., Sahinkaya, M. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Pressure Differential Control, Power Take Off
Optimizing offshore transmission links for marine renewable energy farms Stoutenburg, E., Jacobson, M. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Grid Integration
Case study feasibility analysis of the Pelamis wave energy convertor in Ireland, Portugal and North America Dalton, G., Alcorn, R., Lewis, T. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator
Design of a Mooring System With Synthetic Ropes for the FLOW Wave Energy Converter Fonseca, N., Pascoal, R., Morais, T. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Mooring
A Novel Design Of Wave Energy Harvest Device With Flywheel Energy Storage System Lin, K., Joo, Y., Helkin, S. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Assessment of A Multi-Cell Fabric Structure as An Attenuating Wave Energy Converter Hann, M., Chaplin, J., Farley, F. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Investigation of Wave Transmission From a Floating Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converter Nørgaard, J., Andersen, T. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Pelamis: experience from concept to connection Yemm, R., Pizer, D., Retzler, C. Journal Article Attenuator Field Data Performance, Power Take Off
Wave energy systems - Final report Wells, B., Sultan, I., Wiest, A. Report Wave, Attenuator Power Take Off
Predictability of the power output of three wave energy technologies in the Danish North Sea Fernandez-Chozas, J., Jensen, N., Sorensen, H. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Attenuator Field Data Grid Integration, Performance
Feasibility Study of Wave Energy Potential in Southern Coasts of Caspian Sea in Iran Nejad, M., Shariati, O., Zin, A. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Technological cost-reduction pathways for attenuator wave energy converters in the marine hydrokinetic environment Bull, D., Ochs, M. Report Wave, Attenuator
Effects of Mooring Systems on the Performance of a Wave Activated Body Energy Converter Zanuttigh, B., Angelelli, E., Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Scale Device Mooring
Investigation of Wave-Structure Interaction Using State of the Art CFD Techniques Westphalen, J., Greaves, D., Raby, A. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling
Research on energy conversion system of floating wave energy converter Zhang, Y., Sheng, S., You, Y. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Control, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
The “Berkeley Wedge”: an asymmetrical energy-capturing floating breakwater of high performance Madhi, F., Sinclair, M., Yeung, R. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Evaluation of the Wave Energy Conversion Efficiency in Various Coastal Environments Rusu, E. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Modeling
Optimizing WECs for Canadian Waters Bailey, H., Robertson, B., Buckham, B. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Structural
Reliability-Based Structural Optimization of Wave Energy Converters Ambühl, S., Kramer, M., Sørensen, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Structural
Assessment of the performances of various wave energy converters along the European continental coasts Rusu, L., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Moorings and Connection Systems Cost Metrics Quoceant Ltd Report Wave, Attenuator Mooring
Numerical study on the dynamics of a two-raft wave energy conversion device Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
MARINET experiment KNSWING testing an I-Beam OWC attenuator Nielsen, K., Bingham, H. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Power Take Off Summary Report Quoceant Ltd Report Wave, Attenuator Power Take Off
Pelamis Wave Power LTD Economics Summary Report Quoceant Ltd Report Wave, Attenuator Modeling
Methodology to Calculate the Costs of a Floating Offshore Renewable Energy Farm Castros-Santos, L., Martins, E., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling
Wave energy absorption of a wave farm with an array of buoys and flexible runway Zhang, H., Xu, D., Liu, C. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Linear diffraction analysis for optimisation of the three-float multi-mode wave energy converter M4 in regular waves including small arrays Sun, L., Stansby, P., Zang, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Numerical study on the performance of a wave energy converter with three hinged bodies Yu, H., Zhang, Y., Zheng, S. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Linear diffraction analysis of the three-float multi-mode wave energy converter M4 for power capture and structural analysis in irregular waves with experimental validation Sun, L., Zang, J., Stansby, P. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Extreme motion and response statistics for survival of the three-float wave energy converter M4 in intermediate water depth Santo, H., Taylor, P. , Moreno, E. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling
Wave energy worldwide: Simulating wave farms, forecasting, and calculating reserves Reikard, G., Robertson, B., Bidlot, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
A hybrid drivetrain for low speed, linear WEC applications Mundon, T., Rosenberg, B., Vining, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
Study of hydrodynamic characteristics of a Sharp Eagle wave energy converter Zhang, Y., Sheng, S., You, Y. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Power performance and dynamic response of the WLC wave energy converter based on hydroelastic analysis Michailides, C. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical modelling of wave energy resources and assessment of wave energy extraction by large scale wave farms Venugopal, V., Nemalidinne, R., Vogler, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects
Modelling an articulated raft wave energy converter Noad, I., Porter, R. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling
A techno-economic assessment of wave energy resources in the Philippines Quitoras, M., Abundo, M., Danao, L. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling
Rationally designed sea snake structure based triboelectric nanogenerators for effectively and efficiently harvesting ocean wave energy with minimized water screening effect Zhang, S., Xu, M., Zhang, C. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Structural
Weptos Wave Energy Converters to Cover the Energy Needs of a Small Island Margheritini, L., Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Field Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
KNSwing- On the Mooring Loads of a Ship-Like Wave Energy Converter Nielsen, K., Thomsen, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling
KNSwing—On the Mooring Loads of a Ship-Like Wave Energy Converter Nielsen, K., Thomsen, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Improved efficiency of a floating wave energy converter under different wave-approach angles: numerical and experimental investigations Chandrasekaran, S., Sricharan, V. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Combined effects of raft length ratio and structural flexibility on power capture performance of an interconnected-two-raft wave energy converter Lu, D., Tian, X., Lu, W. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
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