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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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Numerical study of a point absorber wave energy converter with tuned variable inerter Nemoto, Y., Takino, M., Tsukamoto, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Design and Performance Analysis of a Staggered Vernier Generator for Wave Power Generation Lu, Z., Wu, G., Wang, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Digital Twin for the Prediction of Extreme Loads on a Wave Energy Conversion System Katsidoniotaki, E., Psarommatis, F., Göteman, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Coupled CFD-MBD numerical modeling of a mechanically coupled WEC array Li, X., Xiao, Q., Zhou, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Numerical Investigation of the Scaling Effects for a Point Absorber Pierart, F, Fernandez, J., Olivos, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device
Optimization of hydraulic power take-off system settings for point absorber wave energy converter Amini, E., Mehdipour, H., Faraggiana, E. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Nearshore submerged wave farm optimisation: A multi-objective approach David, D., Kurniawan, A., Wolgamot , H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Design and analysis of the optimal spinning top-shaped buoy for wave energy harvesting in low energy density seas for sustainable marine aquaculture Azam, A., Ahmed, A., Li, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Some Fundamental Results for Cyclorotor Wave Energy Converters for Optimum Power Capture Ermakov, A., Marie, A., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
A numerical study on the performance of the point absorber Wave Energy Converter integrated with an adjustable draft system Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Self-tuning, load-mitigating feedback control of a 3-DOF point absorber Forbush, D., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Beyond LCOE: A multi-criteria evaluation framework for offshore renewable energy projects Vanegas-Cantarero, M., Pennock, S., Bloise-Thomaz, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Coupled Dynamic Analysis of Hybrid Offshore Wind Turbine and Wave Energy Converter Rony, J., Karmakar, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
A Wave-to-Wire Model for Grid Integration Studies of Oscillating-Body Wave Energy Converters Garcia-Rosa, P., Torres-Olguin, R., Cruz, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Grid Integration, Power Take Off
A Modified Mild-Slope Model for the Hydrodynamic Analysis of Arrays of Heaving WECs in Variable Bathymetry Regions Bonovas, M. , Magkouris, A., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Testing a linear ironless generator for the sea wave energy harvesting Curto, D., Franzitta, V., Guercio, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Structural
Wave excitation force forecasting using neural networks Mahmoodi, K., Nepomuceno, E., Razminia, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Time-Domain Implementation and Analyses of Multi-Motion Modes of Floating Structures Sheng, W., Tapoglou, E., Ma, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Nonlinear Model Reduction by Moment-Matching for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Conversion System Papini, G., Piuma, F., Faedo, N. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Nonlinear Modeling and Real-Time Simulation of a Grid-Connected AWS Wave Energy Conversion System Mahdy, A., Hasanien, H., Hameed, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Performance
A novel two-objective optimization computational framework for a two-body heaving wave energy converter Pavlidou, L., Angelides, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Effects of dynamic axial stiffness of elastic moorings for a wave energy converter Depalo, F., Wang, S., Xu, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
Investigation of new layout design concepts of an array-on-device WaveSub device Faraggiana, E., Chapman, J., Williams, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
The application of the spectral domain modeling to the power take-off sizing of heaving wave energy converters Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental Study on the Effect of Arm Design on the Performance of a Flap-Float Horizontal Ocean Wave Energy Converter Madi, M., Mukhtasor, Prastianto, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Recent Progress on Wave Energy Marine Buoys Xu, R., Wang, H., Xi, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Power Take Off
Transient stability improvement of wave energy conversion systems connected to power grid using anti-windup-coot optimization strategy Mahdy, A., Hasanien, H., Helmy, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Performance
Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Novel Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy System Petracca, E., Faraggiana, E., Ghigo, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
A Novel Structure of Electromagnetic Lead Screw for Wave Energy Converter Zhu, L., Ma, C., Li, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Energy generation enhancement of arrays of point absorber wave energy converters via Moonpool's resonance effect Tay, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental analysis of an enhanced design of float with inverted cup for wave energy conversion Ramadan, A., Mohamed, M., Gabbar, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
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 Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Power Enhancement of Wave Energy Converter Array via Wave Runup in Channel Tay, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Substructure
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Breakwater-Integrated Heaving-Buoy-Type Wave Energy Converter with an Optimal Artificial Damping Scheme Jeong, H-J., Kim, S-J., Koo, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Irregular Wave Energy Extraction Analysis for a Rack and Pinion Based Power Take-off System Amin, M., Karayaka, H., Yanik, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave power extraction and coastal protection by a periodic array of oscillating buoys embedded in a breakwater Zhang, Y., Zhao, X., Geng, J. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Experimental investigation of a point-absorber wave energy converter response in different wave-type representations of extreme sea states Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Low-Cost Heaving Single-Buoy Wave-Energy Point Absorber Optimization for Sardinia West Coast Rava, M., Dafnakis, P., Martini, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
An Economic Approach to Size of a Renewable Energy Mix in Small Islands Milone, D., Curto, D., Franzitta, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices
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 Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Comparative study on metaheuristic algorithms for optimising wave energy converters Cao, F., Han, M., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
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 Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Storage Minimization of Marine Energy Grids Using Polyphase Power Husain, S., Parker, G., Weaver, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Grid Integration
The Shape Optimization and Experimental Research of Heave Plate Applied to the New Wave Energy Converter Meng, Z., Chen, Y., Li, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Numerical modeling of extreme wave interaction with point-absorber using OpenFOAM Katsidoniotaki, E., Göteman, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Lab Upgrade Point Absorber (LUPA) Tank Testing Videos Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), Oregon State University (OSU) Video Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data
Layout optimisation of offshore wave energy converters using a novel multi-swarm cooperative algorithm with backtracking strategy: A case study from coasts of Australia Neshat, M., Mirjalili, S., Sergiienko, N. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Power Take Off
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 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 Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
A Simple and Effective Excitation Force Estimator for Wave Energy Systems Faedo, N., Bussi, U., Pena-Sanchez, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
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