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 Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Quantification of uncertainty in linear wave energy hydrodynamic models from experimental data Farajvand, M., Garcia-Violini, D., Ringwood, J. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Progress on Flap-type Wave Absorbing Devices Scher, R. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Design and Modeling of a Smart Wave Energy Converter Orekan, T., Zhang, P. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Structural
Fatigue analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter based on augmented data from a WEC-Sim model calibrated with experimental data Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Study and Analysis of Underwater Wireless Power Transfer Orekan, T., Zhang, P. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Materials, Performance
Analyzing Different Methods to Increase the Natural Period of a Compact Wave Energy Converter Vijayasankar, V., Samad, A. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Performance, Structural
Energy-Maximizing Control for Ocean Energy Converter Orekan, T., Zhang, P. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Physical and Mathematical Modelling of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Conversion System with Nonlinear Damping Hicks, D., Pleass, c. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance
The Concept of a Bipartite Point Absorber Ferdinande, V., Vantorre, M. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Heaving Point Absorbers Reacting against an Internal Mass French, M., Bracewell, R. Book Chapter Wave, Point Absorber Performance, Structural
Impeller Wheel Wave Energy Generator CFD Analysis Wang, S., Zhang, F., Wang, Z. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Reduction of the Non-Causal Horizon of the Optimal Wave Energy Converter Control Genest, R., Clément, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Shape Optimization for the Submerged Body of a Two-Body Wave Energy Converter Martin, D., Wise, A., Laing, C. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fatigue Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter Taking Into Account Different Control Strategies Zurkinden, A., Lambertsen, S., Damkilde, L. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Control
Application of an Arbitrary Mesh Interface for CFD Simulation of an Oscillating Wave Energy Converter Mishra, V., Beatty, S., Buckham, B. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Model predictive control strategy for direct drive PMSG and DFIG for ocean wave energy converter system Luckins, A., Duttagupta, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Control, Power Take Off
Float Response within an Array: Numerical and Experimental Comparison Thomas, S., Weller, S., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects
Numerical Modelling of a Surging Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Bhinder, M., Mingham, C., Causon, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Development and Field Testing of PTO Control Strategies for Two Body Flexibly Connected WECs Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Power Take Off
Development & performance enhancement of an AUV wave-charging system Rosenburg, B., Taylakov, S., Mundon, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Multi-parameter optimization of hybrid arrays of point absorber Wave Energy Converters Giassi, M., Göteman, M., Thomas, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
A Parameter Study of Low Frequency Two-Body Wave Energy Converters Ji, X., Shami, E., Wang, X. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Measurements of Extreme Forces on a Wave Energy Converter of Point Absorber Type and Estimation of Added Mass of Cylindrical Buoy Gravrakmo, H., Strömstedt, E., Savin, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Point-absorber arrays: a configuration study off the Portuguese West-Coast Ricci, P., Saulnier, J., de O. Falcao, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, 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 Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Influence of control strategy on the global efficiency of a Direct Wave Energy Converter with electric Power Take-Off Kovaltchouk, T., Multon, B., Ahmed, H. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Control of a point absorber wave energy converter in extreme wave conditions using a deep learning model in WEC-Sim Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Control, Power Take Off
The Effect of Overtopping Waves on Peak Forces on a Point Absorbing WEC Sjökvist, L., Göteman, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
A validation of a pivoted point absorber type wave energy converter using CFD Yang, I., Tezdogan, T., Incecik, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
A Frequency-Domain Model for a Novel Wave Energy Converter Wei, Y., Yu, Z., Barradas-Berglind, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Predicting the Dynamic Characteristics of a Fully Submerged Wave Energy Converter Subjected to a Power Take-Off Failure using a High-Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Tran, T., Krueger, A, Gunawan, B. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off
Control Strategies for a simple Point-Absorber Connected to a Hydraulic Power Take-off Ricci, P., Santos, M., Villate, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
AquaBuOY - the offshore wave energy converter numerical modeling and optimization Weinstein, A., Fredrikson, G., Parks, M.J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Control-informed geometric optimisation of wave energy converters Gilloteaux, J., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Learning a Predictionless Resonating Controller for Wave Energy Converters Shi, S., Patton, R., Abdelrahman, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
WEC System Identification and Model Validation Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
Parametric Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of Tightly Moored Wave Energy Converters for Several Floaters’ Geometries Mavrakos, S., Katsaounis, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Reaction Body Hydrodynamics for a Multi-DOF Point Absorbing WEC Mundon, T., Rosenberg, B., van Rij, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Experimental validation of rollout-based model predictive control for wave energy converters on a two-body, taut-moored point absorber prototype Lin, Z., Huang, X., Xiao, X. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Control, Mooring
Comparison of Mooring Solutions and Array Systems for Point Absorbing Wave Energy Devices Ringsberg, J., Jansson, H., Yang, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
Sensitivity of a Wave Energy Converter Dynamics Model to Nonlinear Hydrostatic Models Coe, R., Bull, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Wave power devices as artificial reefs Langhamer, O., Wilhelmsson, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling
Mooring types of point absorbing wave energy converters Chatzigiannakou, M., Temiz, I. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Mooring
Data-driven nonlinear model reduction by moment-matching for the ISWEC system Faedo, N., Piuma, F., Giorgi, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Adaptive damping power take-off control for a three-body wave energy converter Zhang, Z., Brekken, T., Rhinefrank, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Power Take Off
Comparison of wave-body interaction modelling methods for the study of reactively controlled point absorber wave energy converter Ding, B., Wuillaume, P., Meng, F. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Characterizing the dynamic behavior and performance of a scaled prototype point absorber wave energy converter in a large wave flume Bacelli, G., Ginsburg, M., Haegmueller, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave Energy Converter Energy Storage System Sizing for Flicker Considerations Haider, A., Zadeh, L., Brekken, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental Study On Wave Slamming Characteristics Of An Oscillating Buoy Of Wave Energy Converter Under Different Wave Conditions Luo, X. , Qin, J., Liu, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Fast time-domain model for an array of interactive point-absorbers Stavropoulou, C., Goude, A. , Engström, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
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