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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
Observer-Based Fault Estimation Applied to a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Papini, G., Faedo, N., Mattiazzo, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Test rig for submerged transmissions in wave energy converters as a development tool for dynamic sealing systems Jonsson, A., Strömstedt, E. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Power Take Off
Dynamic Simulation of Wave Point Absorbers Connected to a Central Floating Platform Hallak, T., Gaspar, J., Soares, C. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Identification of optimal sites for the deployment of wave energy converters: the importance of a technology-centred approach Novo, R., Giorgi, G., Cervelli, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Verification and validation of MoodyMarine - A free simulation tool for modelling moored MRE devices Palm, J., Eskilsson, C. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Quantification of uncertainty in linear wave energy hydrodynamic models from experimental data Farajvand, M., Garcia-Violini, D., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Investigation on the extreme peak mooring force distribution of a point absorber wave energy converter with and without a survivability control system Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Mooring, Power Take Off
Coupled dynamic and power generation characteristics of a hybrid system consisting of a semi-submersible wind turbine and an array of heaving wave energy converters Zhou, B., Hu, J., Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Performance
On the mooring methodology of heaving point absorber arrays Meyer, J., Windt, C., Sinn, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Array Effects, Mooring
Assessing the impact of wave model calibration in the uncertainty of wave energy estimation Majidi, A., Ramos, V., Amarouche, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Power Performance and Response Analysis of a Semi-Submersible Wind Turbine Combined With Flap-Type and Torus Wave Energy Converters Lee, C., Tryfonidis, C., Ong, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Experimental study for evaluating the response of the power take off of a point absorber wave energy generation system using a hydraulic wave simulator Al-Habaibeh, A., Hamadeh, L., McCague, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
PacWave Anchoring and Mooring Study Housner, S., Sirnivas, S. Report Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Mooring
A comparison of two wave energy converters’ power performance and mooring fatigue characteristics – One WEC vs many WECs in a wave park with interaction effects Shao, X., Ringsberg, J., Yao, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Resilience of wave energy farms using metocean dependent failure rates and repair operations Göteman, M., Shahroozi, Z., Stavropoulou, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Numerical simulation on the energy capture spectrum of heaving buoy wave energy converter Han, Z., Cao, F., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Power performance of an asymmetric wave energy converter near a partial reflection wall Zhou, B., Zhang, Q., Hu, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Annual performance and dynamic characteristics of a hybrid wind-wave floating energy system at a localized site in the North Sea Zhou, B., Zheng, Z., Hu, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Experimental assessment of the performance of a bi-stable point wave energy absorber under harmonic incident waves Khasawneh, M., Daqaq, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance
Wave Energy Array Optimization in Irregular Waves Liu, S. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
A controllable-valve buoy for high-efficiency wave energy conversion under a wide range of wave conditions Zhang, Y., Wu, W., Zhang, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off, Structural
A rectified unidirectional rotary PTO for two-body wave energy converters Rezaei, S., Rahimi, A., Parvizian, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Model Predictive Energy-Maximising Tracking Control for a Wavestar-Prototype Wave Energy Converter Li, D., Patton, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Numerical and Experimental Study on a Scaled TALOS Wave Energy Converter Tan, M., Yang, Y., Qian, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Incorporating Empirical Nonlinear Efficiency Into Control Co-Optimization of a Real World Heaving Point Absorber Using WecOptTool Gaebele, D., Ströfer, C., Devin, M. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Control
Optimal Design and Performance Analysis of a Hybrid System Combining a Semi-Submersible Wind Platform and Point Absorbers Zhou, B., Hu, J., Zhang, Q. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
A wave-to-wire analysis of the adjustable draft point absorber wave energy converter coupled with a linear permanent-magnet generator Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Analysis of various algorithms for optimizing the wave energy converters associated with a sloped wall-type breakwater Jeong, H-J., Koo, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Sea trials of Sigma wave energy converter – slacking and snapping of TLP mooring lines Miškov, V., Dragić, M., Tomin, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Mooring
New Strategy on Power Absorption of a Concentric Two-Body Wave Energy Converter Natarajan, S., Cho, I. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Design of an S-shaped point-absorber wave energy converter with a non-linear PTO to power the satellite-respondent buoys in the East China Sea Ahmed, A., Wang, Y., Azam, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
A novel method for analysis of offshore sustainable energy systems Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Numerical investigations of a pivoted point absorber wave energy converter integrated with breakwater using CFD Yang, I., Tezdogan, T., Incecik, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic performance analysis of a new hybrid wave energy converter system using OpenFOAM Masoomi, M., Sarlak, H., Rezanejad, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Sea trials of Sigma wave energy converter – Power and efficiency Dragić, M., Hofman, M., Tomin, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Performance variations of wave energy converters due to global long-term wave period change (1900–2010) Ulazia, A., Saenz-Aguirre, A., Ibarra-Berastegui, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Gyroscopic wave energy converter with a self-accelerating rotor in WEC-glider Zhang, Y., Wen, Y., Han, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Optimization of an annular wave energy converter in a wind-wave hybrid system Zhou, B., Zheng, Z., Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Experimental assessment and validation of energy-maximising moment-based optimal control for a prototype wave energy converter Faedo, N., Peña-Sanchez, Y., Garcia-Violini, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Control
Wave condition preview assisted real-time nonlinear predictive control of point-absorbing wave energy converter based on long short-term memory recurrent neural identification Yin, X., Jiang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Control Parameters Optimization of Accumulator in Hydraulic Power Take-Off System for Eccentric Rotating Wave Energy Converter Xue, G., Zhang, Z., Qin, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Control, Power Take Off
The Low-RPM torque converter (LRTC) with Integrated direct shaft flywheel Salar, D., Hultman, E., Savin, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Comparing BEM solvers for analyzing wave energy converters Raghavan, V., Lavidas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics
Dynamic modeling of the motions of variable-shape wave energy converters Shabara, M., Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Dynamic performance of a point absorber WEC considering nonlinear hardening spring under irregular waves Zheng, Z., Hou, Z., Chang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Representative linearised models for a wave energy converter using various levels of force excitation Farajvand, M., Garcia-Violini, D., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power performance and motion response of a floating wind platform and multiple heaving wave energy converters hybrid system Zhou, B., Hu, J., Jin, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental investigation on the wave-oscillating buoy interaction and wave run-up on the buoy Yu, T., Li, T., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Performance characteristics and parameter analysis of a multi-DOF wave energy converter with hybrid power take-off systems Bao, X., Li, F., Sun, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Research on wave excitation estimators for arrays of wave energy converters Zhang, Z., Qin, J., Wang, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
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