• DocumentCode
    696367
  • Title

    Performance analysis and control design of a gyro-based wave energy converter

  • Author

    Perez, Tristan ; Santos-Mujica, Maider ; Ruiz-Minguela, Jose Pablo

  • Author_Institution
    ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Syst. & Control (CDSC), Univ. of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    23-26 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    3743
  • Lastpage
    3748
  • Abstract
    This paper analyses the performance of particular wave-energy converter that uses the gyroscopic effects of a large rotating fly-wheel in combination with a controlled power-take-off device. Controlled gyroscopic forces have been used successfully in the past to reduce the motion of marine structures. With appropriately designed power-take-off elements, gyroscopic forces can be controlled to optimise the extracted energy from the motion of marine structures.
  • Keywords
    gyroscopes; power generation control; wave power generation; control design; controlled gyroscopic forces; fly-wheel; gyro-based wave energy converter; gyroscopic effects; marine structures; performance analysis; Control design; Damping; Frequency response; Resonant frequency; Torque; Transfer functions; Upper bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control Conference (ECC), 2009 European
  • Conference_Location
    Budapest
  • Print_ISBN
    978-3-9524173-9-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7074982