Title of article
Experimental Evaluation of IRWEC1, a Novel Offshore Wave Energy Converter
Author/Authors
Alamian, R. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol , Shafaghat, R. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol , Bayani, R. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol , Farhadi, M. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol
Pages
8
From page
1292
To page
1299
Abstract
This paper describes the innovative offshore point-absorber wave energy converter (WEC), IRWEC1,
under development by the Hydrodynamics, Acoustics and Marine propulsion Group at Babol
Noshirvani University of Technology. Totally enclosed in an outer shell, with no external moving
parts, IRWEC1 is completely sealed which make it a robust and trustable system. Important motion for
this WEC is the pitch motion, so, a pendulum is designed for transferring this motion to the PTO. In
this paper, the WEC is evaluated for a wide range of waves in the wave tank. The wave characteristics
are presented by which the system had appropriate pitch motion and acceptable extracted electrical
energy.
Keywords
Power Take-off System , Point Absorber , Wave Energy Converters (WEC) , Wave Energy , Caspian Sea , Experimental Test
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2444517
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