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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Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
A numerical study of a taut-moored point-absorber wave energy converter with a linear power take-off system under extreme wave conditions Tagliafierro, B., Martínez-Estévez, I., Dominguez, J. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Energy generation enhancement of arrays of point absorber wave energy converters via Moonpool's resonance effect Tay, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characteristics of electric performance and key factors of a hybrid piezo/triboelectric generator for wave energy harvesting Wardhana, E., Mutsuda, H., Tanaka, Y. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Novel WEC Concept as a Co-Located Solution for Offshore Wind Farms Ramos, V., Giannini, G., Calheiros-Cabral, T. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Two birds with one stone: Superhelical chiral polypyrrole towards high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption and corrosion protection Ren, H., Li, T., Wang, H. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials, Performance
Optimal strategies of deployment of far offshore co-located wind-wave energy farms Saenz-Aguirre, A., Sáenz, J., Ulazia, A. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Numerical study of a point absorber wave energy converter with different power take-off systems Tao, J., Hann, M., Greaves, J. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Non-linear dynamic simulations of two-body wave energy converters via identification of viscous drag coefficients of different shapes of the submerged body based on numerical wave tank CFD simulation Shami, E., Wang, Z., Wang, X. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Optimal control of wave energy converters with non-integer order performance indices: A dynamic programming approach Mahmoodi, K., Razminia, A., Ghassemi, H. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Control, Performance
Numerical simulation of parametric resonance in point absorbers using a simplified model Kurniawan, A., Tran, T., Brown, S. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Simulated and experimental investigation of a floating-array-buoys wave energy converter with single-point mooring Sun, P., Liu, S., He, H. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Study on Performance of Savonius Rotor Type Wave Energy Converter Used in Conjunction with Floating Breakwater Liu, Z., Gong, K., Huang, F. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Midfidelity model verification for a point-absorbing wave energy converter with linear power take-off Katsidoniotaki, E., Yu, Y., Göteman, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Development of a nonlinear model for a latch-controlled point absorber system Nandakumar, K,, Ravikumar, S., Samad, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
An Adaptation of Design Load Cases for a Point Absorber Buckland, H., Hemmant, J., Meason, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Full Scale Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Submerged Multi-Tether Point Absorber Costantini, L., Dafnakis, P., Sirigu, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off
Mooring types of point absorbing wave energy converters Chatzigiannakou, M. , Temiz, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Mooring
DualSPHysics: a Numerical Tool to Design Point-Absorbing WECs Tagliafierro, B., Ropero-Giralda, P., Crespo, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Sensitivity Analysis of Extreme Loads Acting on a Point-Absorbing Wave Energy Converter Eskilsson, C., Palm, J., Johannesson, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Power output estimation of WEC with HF radar measured complex representative sea states Wang, D., Conley, D., Hann, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Experimental results of force measurements from a scaled point absorbing wave energy converter subjected to extreme waves Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
A realistic nonlinear benchmark problem for wave energy controllers -COERbuoy1 Thomas, S., Todalshaug, J., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
The Simulation of Wave Energy Conversion by Floating Point Absorber Buoy in Indonesian Sea Waves Aji, N., Ekawati, E., Haq, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Multiple Degrees of Freedom Wave Energy Converters with Non-Ideal Power Take-Off Haider, A., Brekken, T., McCall, A. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Wave Energy Converter Energy Storage System Sizing for Flicker Considerations Haider, A., Zadeh, L., Brekken, T. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Viscous effect for heaving cylindrical point absorbers controlled by a latching control system and a novel approach to viscous force Avalos, G., Estefen, S. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Latching control of a raft-type wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off system Liu, C., Hu, M., Zhao, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Performance analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter with a single buoy composed of three rigidly coupled structures Cañedo, J., Verduzco-Zapata, M., Ocampo-Torres, F. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Modelling of the Novi Ocean Wave Energy Converter using WEC-Sim Kanagaraj, G. Thesis Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
A second order random wave model for predicting the power performances of a wave energy converter Wang, Y. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
High-performance and robust bistable point absorber wave energy converter Xi, R., Zhang, H., Xu, D. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Numerical evaluation of a two-body point absorber wave energy converter with a tuned inerter Asai, T., Sugiura, K. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Full Scale Control, Performance
Impact of the buoy geometry on power absorption of a point absorber with a cylindrical buoy under motion constraint Wu, J., Qian, C., Ni, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Practical optimal control of a wave-energy converter in regular wave environments Yetkin, M., Kalidoss, S., Curtis, F. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The MBARI-WEC: a power source for ocean sensing Hamilton, A., Cazenave, F., Forbush, D. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
A Comparative Study of Metaheuristic Algorithms for Wave Energy Converter Power Take-Off Optimisation: A Case Study for Eastern Australia Amini, E., Golbaz, D., Asadi, R. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Design of a multi-use marine area off-shore the Mediterranean Sea Zanuttigh, B., Palma, G., Brizzi, G. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Wave power performance of wave energy converters at high-energy areas of a semi-enclosed sea Majidi, A., Bingolbali, B., Akpinar, A. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Terminator Field Data, Modeling Performance
A methodology for architecture agnostic and time flexible representations of wave energy converter performance Robertson, B., Bailey, H., Leary, M. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Numerical modelling of wave run-up heights and loads on heaving buoy wave energy converter under the influence of regular waves Yu, T., Tang, Y., Shi, H. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Optimisation of wave-power arrays without prescribed geometry over incident wave angle McGuinness, J., Thomas, G. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Hardware-in-the-loop development of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter using inertia emulation Berriel, R., Shadman, M., Wu, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Influence of Power Take-Off Modelling on the Far-Field Effects of Wave Energy Converter Farms Fernandez, G., Stratigaki, V., Quartier, N. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Study on power generation of single Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters (PA-WECs) and arrays of PA-WECs Murai, M., Li, Q., Funada, J. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control, Performance
Modelling a Heaving Point-Absorber with a Closed-Loop Control System Using the DualSPHysics Code Ropero-Giralda, P., Crespo, A., Coe, R. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Integration of a heaving-type wave energy converter with a chambered breakwater system Krishnendu, P., Ramakrishnan, B. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic Efficiency of a Wave Energy Converter in Front of an Orthogonal Breakwater Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, S. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Hydrodynamics
System integration and coupled effects of an OWT/WEC device Zhao, C., Thies, P., Lars, J. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
The Influence of Sizing of Wave Energy Converters on the Techno-Economic Performance Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Integration of Wave Power Farms into Power Systems of the Adriatic Islands: Technical Possibilities and Cross-Cutting Aspects Sljivac, D., Temiz, I., Nakomcic-Smaragdakis, B. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
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