Title :
Capture Width Study on a Pendulum Wave Energy Converter
Author :
Qiu, Shouqiang ; Ye, Jiawei ; Wang, Dongjiao ; Liang, Fulin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Civil Eng. & Transp., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
Energy absorption by a device in forms of a pendulum plate is analyzed in this paper. A 1/10 scale model of the prototype is constructed and tested under various of wave conditions in a wave flume. Moreover, capture width is studied experimentally as a prevalent physical. The results are compared with several other types of wave energy converters, and it is indicated that the performance of the device here is preferable. Discussions on capture width ratio of the device are also illustrated briefly. Meantime the negative effects of wave breaking on the energy extraction are mentioned.
Keywords :
absorption; pendulums; power convertors; wave power plants; capture width study; energy absorption; energy extraction; pendulum plate; pendulum wave energy converter; wave flume; Absorption; Converters; Fitting; Oceans; Renewable energy resources; Shafts; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6253-7
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5748686
