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Research on an adaptive-damping-control strategy of wave energy converter by AMESIM/STARCCM+ co-simulation

  • School of Ocean Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Shandong Institute of Shipbuilding Technology
  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Wave energy is a potential renewable source in the world. Wave energy converters (WEC) have been designed for converting wave energy to electricity. To realize the engineering application and commercial value of WECs, researchers and engineers aim to get higher efficiency of WECs. This study provides a novel adaptive and variable damping control strategy, which can achieve a fast and real-time matching of the optimal damping in the real sea states. First-order linear waves were established in AMESIM to study power-generation performance under different wave conditions. Hydrodynamic analysis was investigated in STARCCM+, and the convergence studies with respect to the meshes size and time step at the same time. Finally, the results in AMESIM are in sufficient agreement with the results in STARCCM+, which verified the reliability of the analytical process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-24
Number of pages4
JournalIET Conference Proceedings
Volume2023
Issue number31
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event2023 International Joint Conference on Civil and Marine Engineering, JCCME 2023 - Dalian, China
Duration: 3 Nov 20236 Nov 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • co-simulation
  • hydraulic PTO
  • hydrodynamic analysis
  • optimum damping control
  • wave power energy

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