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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Total results: 481
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Numerical evaluation of a two-body point absorber wave energy converter with a tuned inerter Asai, T., Sugiura, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Full Scale Control, 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 Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hardware-in-the-loop development of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter using inertia emulation Berriel, R., Shadman, M., Wu, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
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 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 Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic Efficiency of a Wave Energy Converter in Front of an Orthogonal Breakwater Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Hydrodynamics
The Influence of Sizing of Wave Energy Converters on the Techno-Economic Performance Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Genetic based optimisation of the design parameters for an array-on-device orbital motion wave energy converter Faraggiana, E., Chapman, J., Williams, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Structural
Efficiency and survivability analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter using DualSPHysics Ropero-Giralda, P., Crespo, A., Tagliafierro, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Design of optimal velocity tracking controllers for one and two-body point absorber wave energy converters Stock, A., Gonzales, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Numerical Assessment of Onshore Wave Energy in France: Wave Energy, Conversion and Cost Sergent, P., Baudry, V., De Bonviller, A. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Performance analysis and tank test validation of a hybrid ocean wave-current energy converter with a single power takeoff Jiang, B. , Li, X., Chen, S. Journal Article Current, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Near-optimal use of a MRE export cable considering thermal and techno-economic aspects Bonnard, C., Blavette, A., Bourguet, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Wave Energy Converter Deployments at the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site: 2015‐2019 Cross, P., Rajagopalan, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Test Center Mooring
Spectral Control of Wave Energy Converters with Non-Ideal Power Take-off Systems Mérigaud, A., Tona, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Control, Power Take Off
Towards Real-Time Reinforcement Learning Control of a Wave Energy Converter Anderlini, E., Husain, S., Parker, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Real-Time Wave Excitation Forces Estimation: An Application on the ISWEC Device Bonfanti, M., Hillis, A., Sirigu, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
A Real-Time Detection System for the Onset of Parametric Resonance in Wave Energy Converters Davidson, J., Kalmár-Nagy, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Numerical analysis of a new multi-body floating wave energy converter with a linear power take-off system Chandrasekaran, S., Sricharan, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Performance enhancement of submerged wave energy device using bistability Schubert, B., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Comparison of Wave Energy Park Layouts by Experimental and Numerical Methods Giassi, M., Engström, J., Isberg, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Motion simulation and performance analysis of two-body floating point absorber wave energy converter Ma, Y., Zhang, A., Yang, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Wave Energy Converter Power Take-Off System Scaling and Physical Modelling Giannini, G., Temiz, I., Rosa-Santos, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Power Take Off
Economical layout optimization of wave energy parks clustered in electrical subsystems Giassi, M., Castellucci, V., Göteman, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power capture performance of hybrid wave farms combining different wave energy conversion technologies: The H-factor Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Performance
Collective control in arrays of wave energy converters Zou, S., Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control
Maximization of wave power extraction of a heave point absorber with a sea-state-based causal control algorithm Li, L., Gao, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Nonlinear Dynamic and Kinematic Model of a Spar-Buoy: Parametric Resonance and Yaw Numerical Instability Giorgi, G., Davidson, J., Habib, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Time-Splitting Coupling of WaveDyn with OpenFOAM by Fidelity Limit Identified from a WEC in Extreme Waves Musiedlak, P-H., Ransley, E., Hann, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Enhanced power absorption of a point absorber wave energy converter using a tuned inertial mass Haraguchi, R., Asai, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Hydrodynamic Analysis of Surge-Type Wave Energy Devices in Variable Bathymetry by Means of BEM Magkouris, A., Bonovas, M. , Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Computational modelling and experimental tank testing of the multi float WaveSub under regular wave forcing Faraggiana, E., Whitlam, C., Chapman, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Concept and performance of a novel wave energy converter: Variable Aperture Point-Absorber (VAPA) Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Concept and performance of a novel wave energy converter: Variable Aperture Point-Absorber (VAPA) Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Predicting absorbed power of a wave energy converter in a nonlinear mixed sea Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Viscous Damping Identification for a Wave Energy Converter Using CFD-URANS Simulations Fontana, M., Casalone, P., Sirigu, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical and Experimental Investigation on a Moonpool-Buoy Wave Energy Converter Liu, H., Yan, F., Jing, F. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
Adaptive Sliding Mode Back-Stepping Speed Control of Hydraulic Motor for Wave Energy Conversion Device Zhang, W., Li, S., Liu, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Control, Performance
A point absorber wave energy converter with nonlinear hardening spring power-take-off systems in regular waves Zheng, Z., Yao, Z., Chang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Linear and Nonlinear System Identification of a Wave Energy Converter Cho, H., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Generation of Electricity using Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter and its Prospect in Bangladesh Hossain, M., Kamal, M., Adan, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber
Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Self-Adjustable Heaving Point Absorber Based Wave Energy Converter Aderinto, T., Li, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Mooring forces in a floating point-absorbing WEC system – a comparison between full-scale measurements and numerical simulations Ringsberg, J., Yang, S., Lang, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale Mooring, Performance
Optimum power analysis of a self-reactive wave energy point absorber with mechanically-driven power take-offs Li, X., Liang, C., Chen, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Numerical procedures for dynamic response and reaction force analysis of a heaving-point absorber wave energy converter Heo, S., Koo, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Comparison of Numerical Methods for Modeling the Wave Field Effects Generated by Individual Wave Energy Converters and Multiple Converter Wave Farms McNatt, J., Porter, A., Ruehl, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Towards a unified formulation of time and frequency-domain models for point absorbers with single and double-body configuration Piscopo, V., Benassai, G., Della Morte, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Nonlinear hydrodynamics analysis of a submerged spherical point absorber with asymmetric mass distribution Meng, F., Rafiee, A. , Ding, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Modelling of linear and non-linear two-body wave energy converters under regular and irregular wave conditions Ji, X., Al Shami, E., Monty, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic optimization of the geometry of a sloped-motion wave energy converter Rodriguez, C., Rosa-Santos, P., Taveira-Pinto, F. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
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