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
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
Non-linear modelling of a heaving point absorber: The surge effect Miquel, A., Antonini, A., Archetti, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, 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
Model Predictive Control of parametric excited pitch-surge modes in wave energy converters Zou, S., Abdelkhalik, O., Robinett, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Reactive control of a wave energy converter using artificial neural networks Anderlini, E., Forehand, D., Bannon, E. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
A rule-based phase control methodology for a slider-crank wave energy converter power take-off system Sang, Y., Karakaya, H., Yan, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Design and Bench Testing of a Model-Scale WEC for Advanced PTO Control Research Bacelli, G., Spencer, S., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic analysis of a heaving wave energy converter Tampier, G., Grueter, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A competition for WEC control systems Ringwood, J., Ferri, F., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance
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
International Energy Agency Ocean Energy Systems Task 10 Wave Energy Converter Modeling Verification and Validation Wendt, F., Yu, Y., Nielsen, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
Influence of nonlinear Froude–Krylov forces on the performance of two wave energy points absorbers Penalba, M., Mérigaud, A., Gilloteaux, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
RANS-VOF modelling of the Wavestar point absorber Ransley, E., Greaves, D., Raby, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device
Performance comparison of the floating and fully submerged quasi-point absorber wave energy converters Sergiienko, N., Cazzolato, B., Ding, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Experimental study on hydrodynamic performance of a wave energy converter within multi‐heaving‐buoys Liu, Z., Qu, N., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Multi-stable mechanisms for high-efficiency and broadband ocean wave energy harvesting Younesian, D., Alam, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Statistical Analysis of a 1:7 Scale Field Test Wave Energy Converter Using WEC-Sim So, R., Michelen, C., Bosma, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Development of ocean wave energy converter for gulf of Thailand Phaoharuhansa, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Towards a cost-based design of heaving point absorbers Piscopo, V., Benassai, G., Della Morte, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber
An empirical evaluation of the sea depth effects for various wave characteristics on the performance of a point absorber wave energy converter Alamian, R., Shafaghat, R., Shadloo, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Calculating buoy response for a wave energy converter-A comparison of two computational methods and experimental results Sjökvist, L., Göteman, M., Rahm, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Harnessing wave power in open seas II: very large arrays of wave-energy converters for 2D sea states Xu, D., Stuhlmeier, R., Stiassnie, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
WEC System Identification and Model Validation Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
A wave emulator for ocean wave energy, a Froude-scaled dry power take-off test setup De Koker, K., Crevecoeur, G., Meersman, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
A hybrid drivetrain for low speed, linear WEC applications Mundon, T., Rosenberg, B., Vining, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
A nonlinear computational modeling of wave energy converters: A tethered point absorber and a bottom-hinged flap device Ghasemi, A., Anbarsooz, M., Malvandi, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Multi-criteria risk assessment approach for components risk ranking – The case study of an offshore wave energy converter Okoro, U., Kolios, A., Cui, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
A new maximum power point tracking algorithm for ocean wave energy converters Lettenmaier, T., von Jouanne, A., Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance
Wave energy worldwide: Simulating wave farms, forecasting, and calculating reserves Reikard, G., Robertson, B., Bidlot, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Offshore Deployments of Wave Energy Converters by Seabased Industry AB Chatzigiannakou, M., Dolguntseva, I., Leijon, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber
Wave Energy Assessment along Sicilian Coastline, Based on DEIM Point Absorber Franzitta, V., Catrini, P., Curto, D. Journal Article Point Absorber Performance
Co-design of a wave energy converter using constrained predictive control O'Sullivan, A., Lightbody, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Computationally efficient nonlinear Froude–Krylov force calculations for heaving axisymmetric wave energy point absorbers Giorgi, G., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
A numerical analysis of several wave energy converter arrays deployed in the Black Sea Erselcan, I., Kükner, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Design and experiment of a direct-drive wave energy converter using outer-PM linear tubular generator Huang L., Hu, M., Yu, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Numerical modelling of a point-absorbing wave energy converter in irregular and extreme waves Chen, W., Dolguntseva, I., Savin, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
On the dynamics and design of a two-body wave energy converter Liang, C., Zuo, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Modeling and Simulation of a Wave Energy Converter INWAVE Song, S., Sung, Y., Park, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Design, Development, and Testing of a Scaled Vertical Axis Pendulum Wave Energy Converter Boren, B., Lomonaco, P., Batten, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Design of mooring system for point absorbing wave energy devices in an array system Jansson, H., Orgard, M. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
Estimation of excitation force on wave energy converters using pressure measurements for feedback control Abdelkhalik, O., Zou, S., Bacelli, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Coupled mooring analysis for floating wave energy converters using CFD: Formulation and validation Palm, J., Eskilsson, C., Paredes, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
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
WindWEC: Combining wind and wave energy inspired by hywind and wavestar Karimirad, M., Koushan, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Power Take Off
A critical comparison of model-predictive and pseudospectral control for wave energy devices Genest, R., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
On the control design of wave energy converters with wave prediction Abdelkhalik, O., Robinett, R., Zou, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic optimisation of small arrays of heaving point absorbers McGuinness, J., Thomas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Coupled Mooring Analyses for the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Sirnivas, S., Yu, Y., Hall, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
The Effect of Overtopping Waves on Peak Forces on a Point Absorbing WEC Sjökvist, L., Göteman, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
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