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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: 1074

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Optimizing the shape of a surge-and-pitch wave energy collector using a genetic algorithm McCabe, A., Aggidis, G., Widden, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Structural
Analysis of rotating ocean wave energy converters McDaniel, J., Shivers, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Control-informed geometric optimisation of wave energy converters Gilloteaux, J., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Optimal Damping Profile for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter Teillant, B., Gilloteaux, J., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Integration of a wave energy converter into the electricity supply of a remote Alaskan island Beatty, S., Wild, P., Buckham, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Bottom slamming on heaving point absorber wave energy devices Backer, G., Vantorre, M., Frigaard, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Impact of long separating distances on the energy production of two interacting wave energy converters Babarit, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Floating Wave Energy Converter Reacting Against the Sea Bottom Through a Tight Mooring Cable Vicente, P., Falcao, A., Justino, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
An Application of Model Predictive Control to a Wave Energy Point Absorber Cretel, J., Lewis, A., Lightbody, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Design proposal of electrical system for linear generator wave power plants Boström, C., Svensson, O., Rahm, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Grid Integration
A review of wave energy converter technology Drew, B., Plummer, A., Sahinkaya, M. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Pressure Differential Control, Power Take Off
Dynamics of arrays of floating point-absorber wave energy converters with inter-body and bottom slack-mooring connections Vicente, P., de O. Falcao, A., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects, Mooring, Power Take Off
Wave energy converter with enhanced amplitude response at frequencies coinciding with Swedish west coast sea states by use of a supplementary submerged body Engström, J., Eriksson, M., Isberg, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
A novel maximum power point tracking algorithm for ocean wave energy devices Amon, E., Schacher, A., Brekken, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Control
A wear model for assessing the reliability of wave energy converter in heave with hydraulic power take-off Yang, L., Hals, J., Moan, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental investigation of power capture from pitching point absorbers Flocard, F., Finnigan, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Investigating the Performance of a Hydraulic Power Take-Off Plummer, A., Schlotter, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
The influence of a mono-directional PTO on a self-contained inertial WEC Bailey, H., Bryden, I. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Hydrodynamics of triangular-grid arrays of floating point- absorber wave energy converters with inter-body and bottom slack-mooring connections Vicente, P., Falcão, A., Gato, L. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
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
Linear and nonlinear modeling and control of a power take-off simulation for wave energy conversion Taylor, C., Stables, M., Cross, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Transformation of Wave Spectra across a Line of Wave Devices Alexandre, A., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Influences of wave directionality on a generic point absorber. Gilloteaux, J., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
Performance of closely spaced point absorbers with constrained floater motion De Backer, G., Vantorre, M., Beels, C. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control, 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
Hydrodynamic Optimization of the Active surface of a Heaving Point Absorber WEC Alves, M., Sarmento, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Numerical Modelling of a Surging Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Bhinder, M., Mingham, C., Causon, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Design Synthesis of a Wave Energy Converter Beatty, S., Hiles, C., Nicoll, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Mooring, Structural
Hydrodynamics of Multiple Floating Point-Absorber Wave Energy Systems With Inter-Body and Bottom Slack-Mooring Connections Vicente, P., de O. Falcao, A., Gato, L. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects, Mooring, Power Take Off
Novel two-stage piezoelectric-based ocean wave energy harvesters for moored or unmoored buoys Murray, R., Rastegar, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Structural
Experimental and numerical investigation of non-predictive phase-control strategies for a point-absorbing wave energy converter Lopes, M., Hals, J., Gomes, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
Scaled Development of a Novel Wave Energy Converter Including Numerical Analysis and High-Resolution Tank Testing Brekken, T., Rhinefrank, K., von Jouanne, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Hydrodynamic Design Optimization of Wave Energy Converters Consisting of Heaving Point Absorbers De Backer, G. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Wave energy from the North Sea: Experiences from the Lysekil research site Leijon, M., Boström, C., Danielson, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Test Center
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Novel Wave Energy Converter Rhinefrank, K., Schacher, A., Prudell, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Phase control through load control of oscillating-body wave energy converters with hydraulic PTO system Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Cylindrical Bottom-Pivoted Wave Energy Absorber Caska, A., Finnigan, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
An Experimental Study of Closely Spaced Point Absorber Arrays Stallard, T., Stansby, P., Williamson, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber
Float Response within an Array: Numerical and Experimental Comparison Thomas, S., Weller, S., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects
Wave power absorption: Experiments in open sea and simulation Eriksson, M., Waters, R., Svensson, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Friction for a floating body heaving along a fixed vertical guiding strut. Bjarte-Larsson, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling
WRASPA, Wave Interactions and Control in a new Pitching-Surge Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter Chaplin, R., Aggidis, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Control
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
Performance of a point absorber heaving with respect to a floating platform De Backer, G., Vantorre, M., Banasiak, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Direct generation wave energy converters for optimized electrical power production Lendenmann, H., Strømsem, K-C., Dai Pre, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Wave power devices as artificial reefs Langhamer, O., Wilhelmsson, D. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling
Phase control through load control of oscillating-body wave energy converters with hydraulic PTO system [Conference Paper] de O. Falcao, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
An Investigation into Power from Pitch-Surge Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converters Chaplin, R., Aggidis, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Influence of Generator Damping on Peak Power and Variance of Power for a Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter Stålberg, M., Waters, R., Danielsson, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Control, Performance
The effect of water depth on the performance of a small surging wave energy converter Folley, M., Whittaker, T., Henry, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
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