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Point Absorber

Device that absorbs energy from the relative motion between a wave-activated, moving body and a fixed structure.

Point absorbers extract energy through the relative motion between a body that moves in response to wave forcing and fixed or immobile structures. The moving body may be on the surface or submerged, and the 'fixed' body may be the seabed or another structure less affected by wave action. Their principal dimension is small relative to the length of waves they are absorbing energy from. Electricity may be produced using a linear or rotary generator, or a fluid may be pumped using mechanical force and motion directly.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Point Absorber

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 Point Absorber.

Total: 1058

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Mixed Wave Energy arrays, re-thinking wave array configurations: A hydrodynamics based approach Raghavan, V., Metrikine, A. , Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Array Effects, Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design, build, and analysis of small-scale wave energy converter prototypes Vitale, O., McCabe, R., Brundan, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Full Scale Control, Materials, Power Take Off
Wave power for e-fuels and e-chemicals production: technical feasibility, economic viability, and regional opportunities Satymov, R., Bogdanov, D., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices
Hydrodynamic performance of the integrated system composed of a cylindrical heaving WEC array and multi-arc type breakwater Wang, Y., Dong, S., Law, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Development of a real-time hybrid simulation framework for wave energy converter mooring applications McConnell, A., Liu, E., Bosma, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Mooring
Wave energy converters as offshore wind farm guardians: a pathway to resilient ocean systems Vitale, O., Haji, M Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Leveraging defects in arrays of heaving cylinders for enhancing the performance of point absorber wave energy converters Rodriguez-Feliciano, R., Wang, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Integrated performance and risk assessment of co-located wave energy and offshore aquaculture systems under operational uncertainty Bao, M., Arzaghi, E., Abbassi, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Arctic deployment of a fully integrated self-powered drifting buoy harvesting wave energy via a triboelectric nanogenerator Lu, Z., Jung, H., Hwang, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Computationally efficient spectral-domain wave-to-wire modeling of wave energy converters with geared rotary generators Tan, J., Tao, J., Xi, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Grid Integration, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave energy converter array optimization using adaptive evolutionary algorithm with experience-guided Single-Player Monte Carlo tree search Wang, D., Liu, Y., An, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Performance and feasibility assessment of a wave energy converter with underwater vehicle docking and charging Okushemiya, D., Robertson, B., Rusch, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber
Quantifying the Influence of Motion Damping on Co-Located Wind and Wave Energy Devices Ritchie, E., Gubesch, E. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Substructure
The Albany M4 project: Demonstrating WA’s wave energy potential Gaudin, C., Wolgamot, H., Kurniawan, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data Control, Mooring, Power Take Off
Uncertainty of motion tracking system used in a floating wave energy converter model study. Raju, B., Howe, D., Nader, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device
Wave energy conversion using coupled balloons: A numerical investigation Chen, B., Kurniawan, A., Wolgamot, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Collective prediction of power performance and fatigue loads in wave energy converters using a data-driven approach Tan, J., Ren, C., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Wave power extraction analysis of a floating hybrid wave energy converter placed over an undulated seabed using hybrid boundary element method Dash, S., Swami, K., Koley, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Modeling and validation of a small heave plate wave energy converter Walker, H., Tolley, M., Pawlak, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling
Layout optimization of wave energy converter arrays consisting of floating truncated cylinders with five degrees of freedom in regular and irregular waves Kang, Y., Zeng, X., Cui, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control
A novel machine learning-transfer function approach for estimating power absorption in floating wave energy converters Torabbeigi, M., Adibzade, M., Baharifar, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Linear analysis of a gyroscopic wave energy converter: absorbing half of the wave energy over broadband frequencies Iida, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Computationally-efficient wave-to-wire modeling of wave energy converter arrays based on a spectral-domain approach Tan, J., Xi, C., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Experimental study of towing configurations for a floating wave energy converter Pforth, J., Keindorf, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
A comprehensive evaluation of wave energy conversion to power desalination plants: The Portuguese case-study Clemente, D., Ramos, V., Ferreira, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Multi-directional hybrid friction nanogeneration with applying to collect wave kinetic energy Cao, Z., Yang, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
Extending the statistical linearization method to multi-variate non-differentiable nonlinearities in floating renewable energy devices Tan, J., Zuo, L., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Enhancement ultra-low-frequency wave energy harvesting through a piezoelectric energy harvester based on C-shaped cantilever beams Liu, R., Pan, C., Zhou, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Power take-off co-design and LCoE reduction of a hinged-type wave energy converter using a genetic algorithm Liao, Z., Li, G., Apsley, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Scale Device Power Take Off
Statistical analysis of floating hybrid wind–wave energy systems Sergiienko, N., Xue, L., Silva, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Hybrid Devices, Mooring, Performance
Geometry optimization of a two-body heaving point absorber wave energy converter based on the long-term Oman Gulf wave climate Fard, H., Mahmoodi, K., Vaghefi, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Efficiency Enhancement of Wave Energy Converters Via Fixed-Time Terminal Sliding Mode Control Under Uncertainty Rabbani, M., Moghaddam, R., Razavi, E. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Performance
On the optimal sizing of power take-off systems for wave energy converters McGilton, B., Nakhai, A., McNally, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Wave energy in season: a comparative approach to feasibility of seasonal deployments for remote coastal communities Trueworthy, A., Gaebele, D., Jones, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Design and Optimization of a Wave-Adaptive Mechanical Converter for Renewable Energy Harvesting Along NEOM’s Surf Coast Gherissi, A., Elnasri, I., Lakhouit, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Materials, Performance, Substructure
A bistable wave energy harvester with orientation adaptive characteristics actuated by a rotating driving magnet Dai, X., Wu, N., He, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
A ternary-dielectric rolling TENG array for robust ocean energy harvesting and distributed environmental monitoring Xi, Z., Du, H., Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
CFD Study of a Novel Wave Energy Converter in Survival Mode Senocq, C., Clemente, D., Bertrand, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Lowest cost 24/7 Clean Energy Corporation Center of Excellence in Marine Sciences (CEMarin) Webpage Wave, Point Absorber
Nonlinear ocean energy harvesting method for unmanned surface vessels Huang, Y., Zhang, H., Liu, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Analysis of weather windows and impacts of time to repair on device availability Fitzgerald, C., Gelos, E., Schut, E. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Parametric resonance in wave energy converters and offshore wind turbines: A review Davidson, J., Henriques, J., Galeazzi, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Connecting theory to application: exploring degree of freedom effects and uncertainties in wave energy converter model testing Beringer, C. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Streamlined Experimental Approach to System Identification of WEC Dynamics and Excitation Characteristics Gaebele, D., Coe, R., Bacelli, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Control, Performance
Integrated Offshore Wind and Wave Energy: Dynamic Interactions and Economic Potential of Hybrid Systems Ahmed, A., Haji, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Benchmark of numerical modeling approaches on the systematic performance evaluation of wave energy converters Tan, J., Coe, R., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Wave Energy Analysis at Two Coastal Locations of the Aegean Sea Using a High-Resolution Spectral Wave Model Soukissian, T., Koutri, N., Malliouri, D. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Performance
A Visual Exploration of Optimal Control in heaving WECs Gaebele, D., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Modeling and Design of an Adaptive Stiffness Wave Energy Converter McGuire, C., Mabe, O., Bryant, M. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Mooring, Power Take Off
Review of Hydrodynamic Modeling for Wave Energy Converter Arrays Treacy, C., Haji, M. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
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