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
SPH model of a sea wave powered UUV docking station Zago, V., Derakhti, M., Rusch, C. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design and Modeling of the Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Beringer, C., Robertson, B., Bosma, B. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Composite Springs for Mooring Tensioners: A Systematic Review of Material Selection, Fatigue Performance, Manufacturing, and Applications Cai, Y., Bazli, M., Basnayake, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Materials, Mooring
Control co-design of power take-off parameters for wave energy systems Peña-Sanchez, Y., Garcia-Violini, D., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Optimal control and performance evaluation of an inerter-based point absorber wave energy converter Sun, T., Zhang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Design, dynamic modeling and wave basin verification of a Hybrid Wave–Current Energy Converter Chen, S., Jiang, B. , Li, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Power Take Off
Variability of wave power production of the M4 machine at two energetic open ocean locations: Off Albany, Western Australia and at EMEC, Orkney, UK Orszaghova, J., Lemoine, S., Santo, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Performance
A tube-shaped solid–liquid-interfaced triboelectric–electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator for efficient ocean wave energy harvesting Sun, X., Shang, C., Ma, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Power performance and dynamic responses of an integrated system with a semi-submersible wind turbine and four torus-shaped wave energy converters Li, Y., Ong, M., Wang, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Downsizing the Linear PM Generator in Wave Energy Conversion for Improved Economic Feasibility Tan, J., Wang, X., Polinder, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Linear Permanent Magnet Vernier Generators for Wave Energy Applications: Analysis, Challenges, and Opportunities Jafari, R., Asef, P., Ardebili, M. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential, Point Absorber Performance, Power Take Off
Multidisciplinary Optimization to Reduce Cost and Power Variation of a Wave Energy Converter McCabe, R., Murphy, O., Haji, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
A Review of the Linear Generator Type of Wave Energy Converters’ Power Take-Off Systems Ahamed, R., McKee, K., Howard, I. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental Modelling of Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter Arrays: A Comprehensive Review, Identification of Research Gaps and Design of the WECfarm Setup Vervaet, T., Stratigaki, V., Backer, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Array Effects, Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
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
Low-frequency energy capture and water wave attenuation of a hybrid WEC-breakwater with nonlinear stiffness Jin, H., Zhang, H., Xu, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Predictive Control for a Wave-Energy Converter Array Based on an Interconnected Model Zhang, B., Zhang, H., Yang, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Control
Enhanced energy harvesting of wave energy converters in site-specific wave climates: A hybrid approach by geometric shape optimization and power take-off control Wang, L., Hu, P., Chen, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
The opportunity of using wave energy converters in a Mediterranean hot spot Re, C., Manno, G., Basile, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Power Enhancement of Wave Energy Converter Array via Wave Runup in Channel Tay, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Substructure
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
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