DocumentCode
2932711
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
fYear
2011
fDate
25-28 March 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location
Wuhan
ISSN
2157-4839
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6253-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5748686
Filename
5748686
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