Overtopping

Storage reservoir filled by breaking waves that exit through turbines.

Overtopping devices are long structures that allow wave motion to fill a reservoir to a higher water level than the surrounding ocean. The difference in pressure between water in the reservoir and water at the surface forces fluid through a low-head turbine coupled to a generator, where electricity is produced similar to conventional hydropower. Devices can be either onshore or floating offshore.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Overtopping

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Overtopping.

Total: 118

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Development and Validation of Technical and Economic Feasibility of a Multi MW Wave Dragon Offshore Wave Energy Converter Wave Dragon Report Wave, Overtopping
Measurements of overtopping flow time series on the Wave Dragon, wave energy converter Tedd, J., Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Field Data, Modeling
Numerical Simulation of Wave Flow Over the Spiral-Reef Overtopping Device Nam, B., Shin, S. , Hong, K. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Modeling
Development and design of the WaveCat energy converter Iglesias, G., Carballo, R., Castro, A. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping
Wave pressure acting on a seawave slot-cone generator Vicinanza, D., Frigaard, P. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Numerical Prediction for Overtopping Performance of OWEC Liu, Z., Hyun, B., Jin, J. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Modeling Performance
Numerical analysis of wave overtopping of rubble mound breakwaters Losada, I., Lara, J., Guanche, R. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling
The Power Takeoff System of the Multi-MW Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converter Jasinski, M., Knapp, W., Faust, M. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Hydraulic characteristics of seawave slot-cone generator pilot plant at Kvitsøy (Norway) Margheritini, L., Vicinanza, D., Kofoed, J. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Modeling
Optimal Power Takeoff System Layout for the Seawave Slot-Cone Generator Kvitsøy Pilot Plant Knapp, W., Mayr, B., Faust, M. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Current and Novel Electrical Generator Technology for Wave Energy Converters Mueller, M., Polinder, H., Baker, N. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Pressure Differential, Oscillating Water Column Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Short Term Wave Forecasting, Using Digital Filters, For Improved Control of Wave Energy Converters Tedd, J., Frigaard, P. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Field Data, Modeling Control
Vertical distribution of wave overtopping for design of multi level overtopping based wave energy converters Kofoed, J. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Structural
Prototype testing of the wave energy converter wave dragon Kofoed, J., Frigaard, P., Frils-Madsen, E. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Scale Device Materials, Power Take Off, Structural
E21 EPRI Assessment Offshore Wave Energy Conversion Devices Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Overtopping, Pressure Differential, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off
Wave Overtopping of Marine Structures: utilization of wave energy Kofoed, J. Thesis Wave, Overtopping Performance
Numerical simulation of wave overtopping of coastal structures using the non-linear shallow water equations Hu, K., Mingham, C., Causon, D. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling
A viscous rotational model for wave overtopping over marine structure Zhuang, F. , Lee, J. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling
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